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AP Physics C: Mechanics
5.4 Rotational Inertia
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A circular ring of radius \(R\) is centered at the origin of a two-dimensional coordinate system with a horizontal x-axis and vertical y-axis. A dashed z-axis extends perpendicular to the plane of the ring through the origin. A narrow angular segment of the ring is highlighted at an angle \(\theta\) measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis. A radial line segment of length \(R\) extends from the origin to this highlighted segment. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A non-uniform hoop of radius \(R\) in the \(xy\)-plane.
A thin hoop of radius \(R\) lies in the \(xy\)-plane with its center at the origin. The linear mass density \(\lambda\) of the hoop varies with angular position \(\theta\) measured from the positive \(x\)-axis according to \(\lambda(\theta) = \lambda_0 (1 + \cos^2\theta)\), where \(\lambda_0\) is a positive constant. Which of the following expressions represents the rotational inertia of the hoop about a central axis perpendicular to the plane of the hoop?

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