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Three mass points `m_(1)m_(2)` amd `m_(3)` are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of length a. What is the moment of inertia of the system about an axis along the altitude of the triangle passing through `m_(1)`?

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`I = sum_(I = 1)^(n) m_(i) r_i^2`
` = m_1 xx 0 + m_2 xx (BD)^2 + m_3 xx (DC)^2`
` I = 1/4 (m_2 + m_3) a^2`
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