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A solid metal cylinder A and a hollow metal cylinder B have same mass but their radii are in the ratio 2:1. Then the ratio of their respective moments of inertia about their own axis is

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Important Questions on Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion

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The moment of inertia of a solid sphere, about an axis parallel to its diameter and at a distance of x from it, is Ix. Which one of the graphs represents the variation of I(x) with x correctly?
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Three identical spherical shells, each of mass m and radius r are placed as shown in the figure. Consider an axis XX which is touching the two shells and passing through the diameter of the third shell. The moment of inertia of the system consisting of these three spherical shells about XX axis is:

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A solid cylinder of mass M and radius R rolls on a flat surface. Find its moment of inertia about the line of contact.
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A solid sphere of radius R has its outer half removed, so that its radius becomes R2. Then its moment of inertia about the diameter is
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If the radius of a sphere is doubled by keeping its mass constant, compare the moment of inertia of the old sphere with that of the new sphere, about any diameter.
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The moment of inertia of a uniform horizontal solid cylinder of mass M about an axis passing through its edge and perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, when its length is 6 times its radius R, is

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The radius of gyration about an axis through the center of a hollow sphere with external radius a and internal radius b is
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From a disc of radius R and mass M , a circular hole of diameter R , whose rim passes through the centre is cut. What is the moment of inertia of the remaining part of the disc about a perpendicular axis, passing through the centre?
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A solid spherical ball and a hollow spherical ball of two different materials of densities ρ1 and ρ2 respectively have same outer radii and same mass. What will be the ratio, the moment of inertia (about an axis passing through the centre ) of the hollow sphere to that of the solid sphere?
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Four identical solid spheres each of mass m and radius a are placed with their centres on the four corners of a square of side b. 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 :
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A uniform solid cylinder with radius R and length L has moment of inertia I1, about the axis of cylinder. A concentric solid cylinder of radius R'=R2  and length L'=L2 is carved out of the original cylinder. If I2 is the moment of inertia of the carved out portion of the cylinder then I1I2=  __________.

(Both I1 and I2 are about the axis of the cylinder)   

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A solid sphere of mass M and radius R is divided into two unequal parts. The first part has a mass of 7M8 and is converted into uniform disc of radius  2R . The second part is converted into a uniform solid sphere. Let I1 be the moment of inertia of the disc about its axis and I2 be the moment of inertia of the new sphere about its axis. The ratio  I1/I2 is given by:
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The moment of inertia of a sphere of mass M and radius R about an axis passing through its centre is 25MR2. The radius of gyration of the sphere about a parallel axis to the above and tangent to the sphere is
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The solid cylinder of length 80 cm and mass M has a radius of 20 cm. Calculate the density of the material used if the moment of inertia of the cylinder about an axis CD parallel to AB as shown in figure is 2.7 kg m2.

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From a solid sphere of mass M and radius R, a cube of the maximum possible volume is cut. Moment of inertia of cube about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to one of its faces is:
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Consider a thin uniform square sheet made of a rigid material. If its side is a , mass m and moment of inertia I about one of its diagonals, then:
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Two identical spherical balls of mass M and radius R each are stuck on two ends of a rod of length 2R and mass M(see figure). The moment of inertia of the system about the axis passing perpendicularly through the centre of the rod is


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A hollow sphere and a solid sphere, of equal mass and equal radii roll down without slipping on an inclined plane, If the torque experienced by the hollow sphere and solid sphere areτH and τS respectively, then
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Three solid spheres each of mass m and diameter d are stuck together such that the lines connecting the centres form an equilateral triangle of side of length d . The ratio I0IA of moment of inertia I0 of the system about an axis passing the centroid and about center of any of the spheres IA and perpendicular to the plane of the triangle is:

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Let the moment of inertia of a hollow cylinder of length 30 cm (inner radius 10 cm and outer radius 20 cm), about its axis be I. The radius of a thin cylinder of the same mass such that its moment of inertia about its axis is also I, is: