alleryStart learning →The rotational kinetic energy of a rigid body of moment of inertia I and angular speed ω is
AIω
BIω²
C2Iω²
DIω²/2
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Iω²/2
Summing the kinetic energies of all particles gives half of I times omega squared.
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