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Four small objects each of mass m are fixed at the corners of a rectangular wire-frame of negligible mass and of sides aa and b(a>b)b (a > b). If the wire frame is now rotated about an axis passing along the side of length b, then the moment of inertia of the system for this axis of rotation is

Updated On: May 28, 2024
  • 2ma22\,ma^2
  • 4ma24\,ma^2
  • 2m(a2+b2)2\,m(a^2 + b^2)
  • 2m(a2b2)2\,m(a^2 - b^2)
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Moment of inertia of the system about side of length bb say CDC D is
== M.I. of mass at AA about CD+M.I.C D+M . I . of mass at BB about CD+M.ICD + M . I. of mass at CC about CDCD ++ M.I. of mass ot DD about CDC D
=m(a)2+m(a)2+m(0)2+m(0)2=m(a)^{2}+m(a)^{2}+m(0)^{2}+m(0)^{2}
=2ma2=2\, m a^{2}
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