What is the Moment of Inertia of a Cone about its Longitudinal Axis?

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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
 
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c0der said:

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

The moment arm for the second moment from the z axis is ##r^2##, not ##z^2##.

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
 
I see:

x=rcos\theta, y=rsin\theta where 0<=r<=z

Thanks alot
 
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