University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Rotation of Rigid Bodies - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 294: Q9.20

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

If all of the mass were concentrated at the center of mass, then the moment of inertia would be zero for an axis that passed through the center of mass. Since, from Table 9.2, we see that this is clearly not the case, one cannot treat an object’s mass as though it were concentrated at the center of mass.
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