Moment of inertia of a solid sphere about an axis parallel to a diameter at R/3
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16 Apr 2026 S1
108A Solid sphere has mass M and radius R. Its moment of inertia about a parallel axis passing through a point at a distance R/3 from its centre isTap an option to check your answer.
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17 Apr 2026 S2
106A solid sphere of radius R and mass M is rotating about its diameter. The moment of intertia of the solid sphere rotating about an axis at a distance from the centre and parallel to that diameter isTap an option to check your answer.