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Why can't moment of Inertia be never greater than MR2 for uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes?
The moment of inertia for uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes, such as hollow cylinders, solid cylinders, solid spheres, hollow spheres, discs, and rings, cannot exceed MR², where M is mass and R is the radius of the object. This is derived from the integral definition of moment of inertia, which states that the moment of inertia is equal to the integral of the mass distribution multiplied by the square of the distance from the axis of rotation. The mean value theorem confirms that the average radius squared multiplied by mass will always be less than or equal to the maximum radius squared multiplied by mass.
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andyrk said:Why can't moment of Inertia be never greater than MR2 for uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes?
TSny said:It's not clear what "R" stands for here. For example, a cube is a simple geometrical shape. What would R be for a cube?
Physically, you could think of transporting every bit of mass of an object to its boundary - what would happen with its moment of inertia?