Question: A slim rod 2.0 m long has two small 0.5 kg bodies attached at its two ends and a 0.25 kg body at its midpoint.

A slim rod 2.0 m long has two small 0.5 kg bodies attached at its two ends and a 0.25 kg body at its midpoint. Find the moment of inertia of the system of masses
about an axis perpendicular to the rod and intersecting it at 0.50 m from one end.
Assume that the rod has negligible mass.

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