Moment of Inertia

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Moment of Inertia: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Moment of Inertia,Moment of Inertia of a Single Particle,Moment of Inertia of System of Particles etc.

Important Questions on Moment of Inertia

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Four point masses (each of mass m) are arranged in the X-Y plane. The moment of inertia of this array of masses about Y-axis is 

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What is the necessity of radius of gyration?

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What are the physical significance of radius of gyration?

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What is the physical significance of moment of inertia? Is radius of gyration a constant quantity?

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In the calculation of the radius of gyration, we use intensity of loadings. So whenever the distributed loading acts perpendicular to an area its intensity varies

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The physical significance of the moment of inertia is similar to the _________________ in the translational motion ?

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Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to any change in its_____. 

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Moment of inertia, in physics, quantitative measure of the rotational inertia of a body.This statement is true or false?

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What is moment of inertia give its significance ?

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Point masses 1, 2, 3 and 4 kg are lying at the points (0, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 3, 0) and (-2, -2, 0), respectively. The moment of inertia of this system about the x-axis will be,

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Four similar point masses (each of mass m) are placed on the circumference of a disk of mass M and radius R. The moment of inertia of the system about the normal axis through the center O will be,

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On the marks of 20 cm and 70 cm of a light meter scale, two weights, 1 kg and 4 kg, respectively, are placed. The moment of inertia (in kg m2) about the vertical axis through the 100 cm mark will be,

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Write the three equations of motion for a particle that undergoes rotational motion.

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The SI unit of moment of inertia of a solid sphere is kg m3

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A uniform thin rod AB of length L and mass m is undergoing rotation about a fixed axis passing through end A and perpendicular to the rod, such that end A remains stationary as shown. The kinetic energy of section AP of the rod is equal to the kinetic energy of section BP of the rod at an instant. Then what is the value of ABAP3?

(AB and AP are lengths of respective parts of the rod)

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Two identical water bottles one empty and the other filled with water are allowed to roll down an inclined plane. Which one of them reaches the bottom first? Explain your answer.

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The radius of gyration of a body about an axis, at a distance of 0.4 m from its centre of mass is 0.5 m. Radius of gyration about a parallel axis passing through its centre of mass is 

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A table has a heavy circular top of radius 1 m and mass 20 kg placed on four light (considered massless) legs placed symmetrically on its circumference. The maximum mass that can be kept anywhere on the table without toppling it is close to

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Which one is the correct expression for radius of gyration where I is the moment of inertia and m is the mass of the body?

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Four particles, each of mass 'm' are situated at the vertices of a square ABCD of side 'a' as shown in the figure. The moment of inertia of the system about line BD will be

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