The polar diameter of the Earth is slightly less than the equatorial diameter. How would the moment

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The polar diameter of the Earth is slightly less than the equatorial diameter. How would the moment of inertia of the Earth about its axis of rotation change if some mass from near the equator were removed and transferred to the polar regions to make the Earth a perfect sphere?
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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