Answer to Question #136632 in Mechanics | Relativity for nurin fathiah

Question

a bicycle wheel of mass 1.2 kg has a radius of 0.5m . Calculate the moment of inertia of the wheel.

Answer 1

By defenition, $I=mr^2,$

$I=1.2\space kg \cdot(0.5 m)^2=0.3\space kg\cdot m^2.$