The two pages detail the necessary steps and substitutions for calculating the time derivative of the moment of inertia tensor $I_{ij}$ for a rigid body. The first page derives the formula for the time derivative, by applying the product rule to the position coordinates $x_i$ within the integral definition of the tensor. This derivative explicitly involves the velocity vector $\dot{x}_i$, which is then related to the angular velocity $\omega_p$ and position $x_q$ in the second page, using the fundamental rigid body equation $\vec{v} = \vec{\omega} \times \vec{x}$, or in component form, $\dot{x}i = \epsilon{ipq} \omega_p x_q$, ultimately enabling the substitution required to prove the rotational identity that was the subject of the previous conversation.

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  1. How is the time derivative of the moment of inertia tensor calculated?
  2. How is the velocity vector related to the angular velocity and position in the proof? </aside>