Question
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 to two shells and passing through the diameter of the third shell. Moment of inertia of the system consisting of these three spherical shells about XX' axis is
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11/5 mr2
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3 mr2
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16/5 mr2
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4 mr2
Solution
D.
4 mr2
The total moment of inertia of the system is
I = I1 +I2 +I3