Moment of inertia decreases about the axis of rotation.
The term "moment of inertia" refers to the quantity that describes how a body resists angular acceleration and is calculated by multiplying each particle's mass by its square of distance from the rotational axis.
Means,
I=mr² where,
I= Moment of inertia
m= mass of particle
r= distance of the particle from the axis of rotation.
So, Moment of inertia is directly proportional to the square of the distance from the axis of rotation.
I ∝ r²
As the distance of body from the axis of rotation increases, moment of inertia also increases and vice versa.
So, that's why when an ice skater performs a pirouette (a fast spin) by pulling in his outstretched arms close to his body , then he/she will decrease his/her distance from the axis of rotation.
That's why moment of inertia decreases about the axis of rotation.
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