MASS MOMENT OF INERTIA Verignons theorem states that the moment of the resultant about any point is equal

to the sum of the moments of its components about that point. Analogous to the concept of Verignons theorem, the moment of the sum (resultant) about a point of equilibrium should be equal to the sum of the individual moments of the involved elements about that point yields the basis for the location of center of mass and if mass is uniformly distribution, the above concept yields centroid of the body in discussion. For line element in a plane only one coordinate is required to locate its center, and for that in space i.e. not a straight line the centroid may be lying outside the body of the line. For a curved area element three coordinates are required to locate its center of mass that may not necessarily lie on the surface of the area but instead lies outside the area element. However, if there is a flat area element, only two coordinates are required to locate the center of mass and that will lie within the body of the element. Similarly for a volume, three coordinates are needed to locate its either geometric center, which will be equal to, if mass is uniformly distributed, or, the center of mass. NOTE: The moment arm that will be used in computation should be the distance from the centroid of the element to the respective axis.