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Grade 11General Physics

A uniform mass road of mass m length l has three axes one at it's midpoint,and another at it's side.third axis is at midpoint of 1 and 2 nd axis

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Profile image of Soni kumari
7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
7 Years ago
  1. Moment of inertia about the centre of axis of rod is always => ML^2/12.
Therfore, Moment of inertia about axis YY’ = ML^2/12
 
  1. MOI about PQ asis would be => YY’ + M(L/2)^2 => ML^2/12 + ML^2/4 => ML^2/3
  1. MOI about XX’ wuld be => YY’ + M(L/2 – L/3)^2 => ML^2/12 +  ML^2/36 => ML^2/9.