Moment of inertia around displaced and rotated axis

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The discussion focuses on calculating the moment of inertia of a homogeneous disk with radius R and mass m around a displaced and rotated axis y'. The transformation of coordinates from (x, y, z) to (x', y', z') is established using trigonometric relationships involving the angle θ and distance s from the origin O. The moment of inertia is computed using the formula I_{y'y'} = ∫ dm (x'^2 + z'^2), leading to the result I_{y'y'} = (1/4) m (R^2 + R^2 cos²θ + 4s² sin²θ) as evaluated by Wolfram. The procedure outlined is confirmed as correct for the given problem.

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Homework Statement



A homogenous disk with radius R and mass m lies in the xy plane so its center matches the origin O. Point O' is on the z axis at a distance s from point O. Axis y' passes through point O' at an angle \theta with the z axis. Find the moment of inertia around axis y'.

Homework Equations



I_{ij}=\int dm(\delta_{ij}r^2-x_{i}x_{j})

The Attempt at a Solution



The new coordinates x',y',z' are connected with the old x,y,z through the equations:

x'=x
y'=y\text{sin}\theta+(z-s)\text{cos}\theta
z'=-y\text{cos}\theta+(z-s)\text{sin}\theta

Since the body has radial symmetry and is 2 dimensional, we can use polar coordinates:

x=rcos\varphi
y=rsin\varphi

and the third coordinate z=0 since its in the xy plane, hence:

x'=r\text{cos}\varphi
y'=r\text{sin}\varphi \text{sin}\theta-s\:\text{cos}\theta
z'=-r\text{sin}\varphi \text{cos}\theta-s\:\text{sin}\theta

The body is homogenous so:

\sigma=\frac{dm}{dA}=const.\rightarrow dm=\sigma dA
\sigma=\frac{m}{A}=\frac{m}{\pi\:R^{2}}

In polar coordinates:

dA=r\:drd\varphi

with limits:

0\leq r\leq R
0\leq \varphi\leq 2\pi

However, I'm not sure whether the "moment of inertia" would in this case mean the I_{y'\:y'} component from the inertia tensor. If that's the case, then:
I_{y'\:y'}=\int dm(x'^2+z'^2)=\sigma \int \int r\:drd\varphi[(r\text{cos}\varphi)^2+(-r\text{sin}\varphi \text{cos}\theta-s\:\text{sin}\theta)^2]
which Wolfram evaluates as:
I_{y'\:y'}=\frac{1}{4} m \left(R^2+R^2 \text{cos}^2\theta+4 s^2 \text{sin}^2\theta\right)

Would this be the correct procedure or not?
 
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Is there a picture associated with the problem description?
 
Not really, but from the description I'm guessing it looks like the attached pic. Also, y' in the pic should lie in the yz plane, and x',y',z' are orthogonal axes (again, that's what I'm assuming as no picture was given).
 

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