A Majorette Takes Two Batons and Fastens Them Together in the Middle

question 83

Multiple Choice

A majorette takes two batons and fastens them together in the middle at right angles to make an "x" shape.Each baton was 0.80 m long and each ball on the end is 0.20 kg.(Ignore the mass of the rods. ) What is the moment of inertia if the arrangement is spun around an axis through the center perpendicular to both rods?

• A)0.064 kg*m²
• B)0.096 kg*m²
• C)0.13 kg*m²
• D)0.32 kg*m²

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