Answer:
0.24 kgm²
Explanation:
[tex]L[/tex] = length of the bat = 81.3 cm = 0.813 m
[tex]m[/tex] = mass of the bat = 0.96 kg
[tex]d[/tex] = distance of the center of mass of bat from the axis of rotation = 55.9 cm = 0.559 m
[tex]T[/tex] = Period of oscillation = 1.35 sec
[tex]I[/tex] = moment of inertia of the bat
Period of oscillation is given as
[tex]T = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{I}{mgd}}[/tex]
[tex]1.35 = 2(3.14) \sqrt{\frac{I}{(0.96)(9.8)(0.559)}}[/tex]
[tex]I[/tex] = 0.24 kgm²