A sphere of mass 10 kg and radius 0.5 m rotates about a tangent. The moment of inertia of the sphere is
5 kg m2
2.7 kg m2
3.5 kg m2
4.5 kg m2
C.
3.5 kg m2
M.I. about tangent = I + MR2
= MR2 + MR2
= MR2
= × (10) × (0.5 )2
M.I. about tangent = 3.5 kg m2