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AP Physics C: Mechanics
5.4 Rotational Inertia
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A thin horizontal rod lying along the x-axis with its left end at x = 0 and right end at x = L. A vertical dashed line representing the rotation axis passes through the left end at x = 0. The rod is shaded with a smooth gradient, starting light gray near x = 0 and becoming darker toward x = L to represent increasing mass density. A horizontal line below the rod indicates the axis labeled x. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Non-uniform rod of length L pivoted at x = 0.
A thin, non-uniform rod of mass \(M\) and length \(L\) lies along the x-axis between \(x = 0\) and \(x = L\). The linear mass density of the rod is given by \(\lambda(x) = \lambda_0 \left(\dfrac{x}{L}\right)^2\), where \(\lambda_0\) is a constant. In terms of \(M\) and \(L\), what is the rotational inertia of the rod about an axis perpendicular to the rod and passing through the end \(x = 0\)?

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