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Units And Measurement

Question
CBSEENPH11020542

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

  • 11/5 mr2

  • 3 mr2

  • 16/5 mr2

  • 4 mr2

Solution

D.

4 mr2

The total moment of inertia of the system is 

I = I1 +I2 +I3
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space equals space 5 over 3 space mr squared
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