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Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

A thin circular disk is in the xy plane as shown in the figure. The ratio of its moment of inertia about z and z' axes will be:

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Answer: (a)

  1. About z (through centre, perpendicular): Iz=12MR2I_z = \frac{1}{2}MR^2.
  2. z' is parallel at distance R: Iz′=12MR2+MR2=32MR2I_{z'} = \frac{1}{2}MR^2 + MR^2 = \frac{3}{2}MR^2.
  3. So the answer is (a) 1:31 : 3.
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