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A uniform steel rod of length 0.6 m and mass 1.6 kg has two point masses on each end. The point mass on the left end is of 1.3 kg and the one on the right end is 3.5 kg. Calculate the moment of inertia of the system about an axis perpendicular to the rod, and passing through the center of mass of this system.
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