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Q122MHT CET 2021 · 23 SEP · SHIFT 1Easy

Moment of Inertia & Radius of Gyration

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Figure shows triangular lamina which can rotate about different axes moment of inertia is maximum, about the axis

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Answer: (c)

  1. II is largest about the axis from which the mass lies farthest on average.
  2. QSQS and QTQT pass through the lamina, so mass lies close on both sides; PRPR (hypotenuse) has the shortest perpendicular height.
  3. About a leg, I=Mh26I = \frac{Mh^2}{6} with hh the other leg. For QRQR, h=PQh = PQ, the longer leg; for PQPQ, h=QRh = QR, the shorter one.
  4. So II is maximum about (c) QR.
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