Answer:
Explanation:
he moment of inertia for a rod that rotates about the axis perpendicular to the rod and passing through one end is: m L²/ 3 where m is mass and L is length of rod
If the axis of rotation passes through the center of the rod, then the moment of inertia is: m L² / 12
So for the former case , moment of inertia is higher that that in the later case .
In the former case , the axis is at one extreme end . Hence range of distance of any point on the rod from axis is from zero to L .
In the second case , as axis passes through middle point , this range of distance of any point on the rod from axis is from zero to L / 2 .
Since range of distance from axis is less , moment of inertia too will be less because
Moment of inertia = Σ m r² where r is distance of mass m from axis .
