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[SOLVED] ratio H/R to in tensor problem, just making sure i did this right
What is the ratio of height to radius that you need such that all the diagonal elements of the inertia tensor along its diagonal are equal?
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/mimg276.gif
Since my Ixx=Iyy i made one of them = to Izz, i did some simple algebra and got h/R = sqrt(3) is this right? If not where did I go wrong?
Thanks
Homework Statement
What is the ratio of height to radius that you need such that all the diagonal elements of the inertia tensor along its diagonal are equal?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/mimg276.gif
Since my Ixx=Iyy i made one of them = to Izz, i did some simple algebra and got h/R = sqrt(3) is this right? If not where did I go wrong?
Thanks