bonehelm
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Okay i'm stuck on this question: I know that the moment of inertia for a sphere is 0.4MR^2.
A two layer model of Mars, consisting of an iron core of radius r>R whose density is 7.9E3 kg/m^3, surrounded by a rocky mantle of density 3.2E3 kg/m^3.
Find an expression for I/(MR^2) as a function of r/R (Express the mass M of the planet in terms of the density of the two layers). Verify that:
a) The expression is dimensionally correct, and
b) The expression is correct for the extreme cases r = 0 and r/R = 1.
thanks a lot, I asked a lot of classmates and no one seem to know the answer.
A two layer model of Mars, consisting of an iron core of radius r>R whose density is 7.9E3 kg/m^3, surrounded by a rocky mantle of density 3.2E3 kg/m^3.
Find an expression for I/(MR^2) as a function of r/R (Express the mass M of the planet in terms of the density of the two layers). Verify that:
a) The expression is dimensionally correct, and
b) The expression is correct for the extreme cases r = 0 and r/R = 1.
thanks a lot, I asked a lot of classmates and no one seem to know the answer.