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Homework Statement
Find the moment of inertia of a solid cone about its longitudinal axis (z-axis)
The cone: x^2+y^2<=z^2, 0<=z<=h
I_z = \int\int\int_T(x^2+y^2)dxdydz
Homework Equations
Representing the cone in cylindrical coords:
x=zcos\theta
y=zsin\theta
z=z
The Attempt at a Solution
The integral in cylindrical coords is:
I_z = \int_0^h \int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^z (z^2)rdrd\theta dz
Evaluating the triple integral gives:
\pi h^5/5
But the answer in the book is:
\pi h^5/10
I don't see what I did wrong