Moment of Inertia

Author:NCERT
11th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Important Questions on Moment of Inertia

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IMPORTANT

A uniform square plate S (side c ) and a uniform rectangular plate R (sides b, a) have identical areas and masses (Figure).

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Show that
(a)IxRIxS<1
(b)IyRIyS>1
(c)IzRIzS>1

EASY
IMPORTANT

Why does a solid sphere have smaller moment of inertia than a hollow cylinder of same mass and radius, about an axis passing through their axes of symmetry?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

With reference to Figure of a cube of edge a and mass m, state whether the following are true or false. (O is the centre of the cube).

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A uniform square plate has a small piece Q of an irregular shape removed and glued to the Centre of the plate leaving a hole behind (Figure). The moment of inertia about the z-axis is then

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