Moment of inertia of a frame made of thin rods
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Question 1
May 2021 S1
49Three identical thin rods each of length and mass are joined together to form a letter H. What is the moment of inertia of the system about one of the sides of H?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
9 May 2023 S2
47Three thin rods, each mass '2M' and length 'L' are placed along x, y and z axis which are mutually perpendicular. One end of each rod is at origin. Moment of inertia of the system about x-axis isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
11 May 2023 S2
12Four thin metal rods each of mass 'M' and length 'L', are welded end to end to form a square. The moment of inertia of the system about an axis passing through the centre of the square and perpendicular to its plane isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
15 May 2023 S1
16Three thin rods, each of mass and length are placed along X, Y and Z axes which are mutually perpendicular. One end of each rod is at origin. M.I. of the system about Z axis isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
15 May 2026 S1
105A square frame ABCD is formed by 4 identical rods each of mass and length . This frame is in XY plane such that side AB coincides with x-axis and side AD along y-axis. The moment of inertia of the frame about x-axis isTap an option to check your answer.