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Find the second moment of inertia of a rectangle.
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Anyone know why my answer is 4 times too big?
Second Moment of Inertia of a Rectangle
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Find the second moment of inertia of a rectangle.
Anyone know why my answer is 4 times too big?
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Your limits of integration imply that your axis of references is the x-axis (which is correct by the way).
The "correct" answer you want is to get Ix about the centroidal axis. In which case your limits would be different.
The "correct" answer you want is to get Ix about the centroidal axis. In which case your limits would be different.