In one or two sentences

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · System of Particles and Rotational Motion · System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Problem

In one or two sentences, explain why moving a

0.50\,\text{kg}

point mass from a radius of

0.10\,\text{m}

0.20\,\text{m}

about the same axis increases the system’s rotational inertia by more than a factor of two, even though the total mass is unchanged.