Moment of Inertia

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Moment of Inertia: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Moment of Inertia of Rigid Body, Moment of Inertia of Cylinder, Radius of Gyration, Moment of Inertia of Ring, Flywheel, Moment of Inertia of Circular Disc, Moment of Inertia, and Moment of Inertia of Uniform Rod.

Important Questions on Moment of Inertia

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From a triangular lamina of side a and mass m , a small triangular Lamina made by joining mid-points of sides of triangular lamina is cut. If Moment of Inertia of complete Lamina about COM is Io and Moment of Inertia of remaining Lamina about centroid is xI016, then find the value of x.

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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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A solid sphere, a thin ring and a cylinder of same mass and radius, held at rest are released simultaneously to roll down on an inclined plane. Which one will reach the bottom first?

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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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M.O.I. of a disc is minimum about an axis 

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The moment of inertia of hollow cylinder having density ρ and height h is πρhr42.

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Describe the term moment of inertia of hollow cylinder?

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The moment of inertia of a hollow cylinder of mass M and inner radius R1 and outer radius R2 about its central axis is

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A flywheel is used in an automobile engine due to its:

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Why fly wheels are used in vehicles?

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A solid cylinder is made of radius R and height 3R having mass density ρ . Now two half spheres of radius R are removed from both ends. The moment of inertia of remaining portion about axis ZZ' can be calculated as 296KπR5ρ . Find K.

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A uniform thin bar of mass 6 kg and length 2.4 meter is bent to make an equilateral hexagon. The moment of inertia about an axis passing through the centre of mass and perpendicular to the plane of hexagon is ________ ×10-1 kg m2

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These questions consists of two statements each printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering these questions you are required to choose any one of the following five responses.

Assertion: If we draw a circle around the centre of mass of a rigid body, then moment of inertia about all parallel axes passing through this circle has a constant value.
Reason: Dimensions of radius of gyration are M0LT0

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A closed cylindrical container is partially filled with water. As the container rotates in a horizontal plane about a perpendicular, its moment of inertia

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The inductance in a coil plays the same role as

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The moment of inertia of a rigid body depends on: