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The radius of gyration of a body about an axis at a distance 6 cm from its centre of mass is 10 cm. Then its radius of gyration about a parallel axis through its centre of mass will be in cm is



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The radius of gyration of a body about an axis at a distance 6 cm from its centre of mass is 10 cm. Then its radius of gyration about a parallel axis through its centre of mass will be in cm is

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From the theorem of parallel axis, the moment of inertia  is equal to

where  moment of inertia is about centre of mass and  the distance of axis from centre.

 cm

 

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