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FMA-2007-21 · 2007 F = ma (AAPT)

2007 F = ma Exam — Question 21

21. If the rotational inertia of a sphere about an axis through the center of the sphere is I, what is the rotational inertia of another sphere that has the same density, but has twice the radius?
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