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Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

A,BA, B and C are disc, solid sphere and spherical shell respectively with same radii and masses. These masses are placed as shown in figure.

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The moment of inertia of the given system about PQ axis is x15I\frac{x}{15}I, where I is the moment of inertia of the disc about its diameter. The value of xx is ____________.

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Answer: 199

  1. Disc A: PQ is its diameter, IA=I=14MR2I_A = I = \frac{1}{4}MR^2, so MR2=4IMR^2 = 4I.
  2. Solid sphere B touches PQ: 25MR2+MR2=75MR2\frac{2}{5}MR^2 + MR^2 = \frac{7}{5}MR^2.
  3. Shell C touches PQ: 23MR2+MR2=53MR2\frac{2}{3}MR^2 + MR^2 = \frac{5}{3}MR^2.
  4. Itotal=I+4I(21+2515)=I+18415I=19915II_{total} = I + 4I\left(\frac{21+25}{15}\right) = I + \frac{184}{15}I = \frac{199}{15}I, so x=199x = 199.
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