Section 16.5 Worksheet:

Assignment: Page 1038: 3, 7, 11, 14, 15, 22 (due Friday, 3/19); Page 1038: 23, 25, 26, 28, 29 (due Monday, 3/22)

  1. Draw a picture to illustrate the ideas discussed in the sub-section titled ``Moment of Inertia''.

  2. Give an example of the idea of a joint density function (from probability) in some practical context of your own.

  3. Give a practical example (of your own) of the use of a mass density function.

  4. Find a convenient sized rectangular solid (like a chalkboard eraser). Spin it about each of the three axes: what do you find?




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