I = ? m
ir
i2 = m
1r
12 + m
2r
22so we need r
1 and r
2. They can be found as coordinates of mass center, that are described by conditions:
r
1 + r
2 = R
m
1r
1 = m
2r
2that gives
r
1 = Rm
2/(m
1+m
2)
r
2 = Rm
1/(m
1+m
2)
these must be entered into I formula given above, and when rearranged it gives
I = ?R
2quite interesting exercise if you have not done such things in the last 20 years
Mitch, did I told you LaTeX will be handy?