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Point masses 1, 2, 3 and 4 kg are lying at the point (0, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 3, 0) and (-2, -2, 0) respectively. The moment of inertia of this system about -axis will be

a)

43 kg-

b)

34 kg-

c)

27 kg-

d)

72 kg-



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Point masses 1, 2, 3 and 4 kg are lying at the point (0, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 3, 0) and (-2, -2, 0) respectively. The moment of inertia of this system about -axis will be

a)

43 kg-

b)

34 kg-

c)

27 kg-

d)

72 kg-

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Moment of inertia of the whole system about the axis of rotation will be equal to the sum of the moments of inertia of all  the particles.

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