Edexcel M5 2013 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM5 (Mechanics 5)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicMoments of inertia

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{90c52724-f7db-481f-acef-95a24f75b16a-07_561_545_205_705} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} A uniform triangular lamina \(A B C\), of mass \(M\), has \(A B = A C\) and \(B C = 2 a\). The mid-point of \(B C\) is \(D\) and \(A D = h\), as shown in Figure 1. Show, using integration, that the moment of inertia of the lamina about an axis through \(A\), perpendicular to the plane of the lamina, is $$\frac { M } { 6 } \left( a ^ { 2 } + 3 h ^ { 2 } \right)$$ [You may assume without proof that the moment of inertia of a uniform rod, of length \(2 l\) and mass \(m\), about an axis through its midpoint and perpendicular to the rod, is \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } m l ^ { 2 }\).]