AP Physics 1
5.4 Rotational Inertia
A solid disk has a mass \(M\) and radius \(R\). What is the moment of inertia about an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the disk and passes through its edge? Hint: the moment of inertia about the disk center is given as \(I_{\text{center}} = \dfrac{1}{2} M R^{2}\).
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