AN ESTIMATOR OF MOMENT OF INERTIA OF MAGIC SQUARE ARRAY OF MASSES

  • Babangida Ibrahim Babura Federal University Dutse
  • Aliyu Ibrahim Kiri Departmentt of Mathematics, Bayero University Kano
  • Aminu Tukur Muhammad Department of Science Laboratory Technology, College of Science and Technology, Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse Jigawa State, Nigeria
Keywords: Magic square, moment of inertia, kinetic energy, axis

Abstract

The classical definition of magic square of order  is a square array of consecutive natural numbers from 1 to  such that the raw, column and diagonal sum add up to the same number. When the magic square entries are considered as an array of masses of a rigid body, it is established that its moment of inertia is a function of  This work consider a more general magic array of masses of a rigid body to establish its inertial moment as a function of the magic sum and the central entry of the array. The paper further discusses the advantage of this development.

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Published
2022-11-02
How to Cite
BaburaB. I., KiriA. I., & MuhammadA. T. (2022). AN ESTIMATOR OF MOMENT OF INERTIA OF MAGIC SQUARE ARRAY OF MASSES. FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES, 6(5), 66 - 70. https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2022-0605-997