Q 7.10(b) Given the moment of inertia of a disc of mass and radius about any of its
diameters to be , find its moment of inertia about an axis normal to the
disc and passing through a point on its edge.
We know that moment of inertia of a disc about its diameter is :
Using perpendicular axes theorem we can write :
Moment of inertia of disc about its centre:-
Using parallel axes theorem we can find the required MI :
Moment of inertia about an axis normal to the disc and passing through a point on its edge is given by :