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Homework Statement
A meter stick has a mass of 0.2kg. A small hole is bored in it at the 10cm mark so the meter stick can be hung from a horizontal nail. The moment of inertia of the meter stick around an axis at the 10cm mark is
Homework Equations
m = 0.2kg
I = mr^2
The Attempt at a Solution
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So I know I am trying to find the moment of inertia of a meter stick 0.1m from one of its edges. My first thought was to use the parallel axis theorem and think of the meter stick as a cylinder. However, I don't think it is a cylinder. I don't know any equation for a meter stick shape, so I am not sure how to get started.