Given

y=kx2, rotated about the x-axis, up to x=h where y=a, the mass moment of inertia about the
x-axis is given by

! = !

Assuming a uniform density , we can express the differential mass dm as

dm = dV

such that,

! = !

Evaluating this as a triple integral in cylindrical coordinates,

! !! ! !!
! = !
! ! !

! !! !
= 2 !
! !

!
( ! )!
= 2
! 4

! !
=
18
We can express k in terms of h and a from the equation, such that

=
!
Thus,

!
! =
18
Likewise, we can express the uniform density in terms of the body mass m,

= = ! !
! !! ! !!
! ! !

Evaluating the triple integral yields

5
=
!
Substituting this to the initially obtained expression for ! , we then find an expression therefor
expressed in terms of m, h, and a:

5 !
! =
18

prepared by: MAPCohen