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Explanation:
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Mass relates to how much space something takes up (size) density relates to weight
The moment of inertia of a point mass about an arbitrary point is given by:
I = mr²
I is the moment of inertia
m is the mass
r is the distance between the arbitrary point and the point mass
The center of mass of the system is located halfway between the 2 inner masses, therefore two masses lie ℓ/2 away from the center and the outer two masses lie 3ℓ/2 away from the center.
The total moment of inertia of the system is the sum of the moments of each mass, i.e.
I = ∑mr²
The moment of inertia of each of the two inner masses is
I = m(ℓ/2)² = mℓ²/4
The moment of inertia of each of the two outer masses is
I = m(3ℓ/2)² = 9mℓ²/4
The total moment of inertia of the system is
I = 2[mℓ²/4]+2[9mℓ²/4]
I = mℓ²/2+9mℓ²/2
I = 10mℓ²/2
I = 5mℓ²
