Four masses are fixed on a massless rod as shown in Figure . The moment of inertia about the axis P is about:
2 kg m2
1 kg m2
0.5 kg m2
0.3 kg m2
Ip = 2(0.4)2 + 5 (0.2)2 + 5(0.2)2 + 2(0.4)2 = 1.04 kg m2