| Exam Board | CAIE |
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| Module | FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Session | November |
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| Topic | Moments of inertia |
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1
A uniform wire, of length \(24 a\) and mass \(m\), is bent into the form of a triangle \(A B C\) with angle \(A B C = 90 ^ { \circ }\), \(A B = 6 a\) and \(B C = 8 a\) (see diagram). Find the moment of inertia of the wire about an axis through \(A\) perpendicular to the plane of the wire.