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Kinetic Energy of a Rigid Body Let a rigid object is purely rotating about an axis AB with angular velocity take a general particle m2 which is at a distance of r2 from axis of rotation. V 2 = r 2.

So energy associated with this m2 is K E2 K E2 =

1 1 2 2 2 m2 v 2 m2 r2 2 2
A

r2

1 1 KEtotal = kE2 m2 r22 2 2 m2r22 2 2

m1

KEtotal = 1 I2
2

Moment of inertia is also known as rotational mass of object.