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  • Sep 11, 2006, 12:06 PM
    cgarrison
    moment of inertia
    what is the moment of inertia of a hollow sphere with mass 5 kg and radius .5m
    I know the equation is 2/3mR^2
    but I don't know how to include the units
  • Sep 11, 2006, 12:09 PM
    Curlyben
    5 seconds + Google = The answer to you question (or a pointer in the right direction anyway)
  • Sep 11, 2006, 06:42 PM
    dmatos
    In general, with physics formulas, you plug the units right into the formulas. Say you're trying to find distance, and you have acceleration of 9.8m/s^2, and time of 4s:

    d=1/2 a t^2
    = 1/2 (9.8m/s^2)(4s)^2
    = 1/2 (9.8m/s^2)(16s^2)
    = 78.4m (the s^2 and 1/s^2 cancel out)

    You can plug the units right into your formula as well, and get the correct units for moment of inertia out the other end.

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