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Grade 12Mechanics

A square of side 'a' is cut from a square of side '2a' as shown in the figure. Mass of this square with hole is M. Then its moment of inertia about an axis passing through its CM and perpendicular to its plane will be

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Profile image of mugdha sharma
7 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Khimraj
7 Years ago
mass of cut out square = M/3
so moment of inertia
I = (M + M/3)(2a)2/6 – (M/3)a2/6 = 5ma2/6
Hope it clears.....................................................