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  5. Measuring Inertia

Measuring Inertia Concept

Demonstrations in Measuring Inertia

Inertia balance: a wooden base with two upright supports holding flexible metal blades that extend horizontally to a wooden oscillating platform, shown mid-oscillation as a blur. A calibrated mass set sits on the base beside it.

Inertia Balance

A horizontally oscillating platform measures mass through inertia rather than gravity. Students observe that the oscillation period depends on the loaded mass, and that plotting vs. yields a straight line …

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