Edexcel M5 2006 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM5 (Mechanics 5)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicCentre of Mass 2

2. A uniform circular disc has radius \(a\) and mass \(m\). Prove, using integration, that the moment of inertia of the disc about an axis through its centre and perpendicular to the plane of the disc is \(\frac { 1 } { 2 } m a ^ { 2 }\).
(Total 5 marks)