Moment of inertia of masses or spheres placed at the corners of a square
This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 5, 2021 Paper 25, 27 Jan 2024. All 3 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 5
11Four equal masses, each are placed at the corners of a square of length as shown in the figure. The moment of inertia of the system about an axis passing through A and parallel to DB would be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
2021 Paper 25
5Four identical solid spheres each of mass ' ' and radius ' ' are placed with their centres on the four corners of a square of side ' '. The moment of inertia of the system about one side of square where the axis of rotation is parallel to the plane of the square is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
27 Jan 2024
26Four particles each of mass are placed at four corners of a square of side 2 m. Moment of inertia of system about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through one of its vertex is ___ .