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The moment of inertia of a uniform horizontal cylinder of mass  about an axis passing through its edge and perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder when its length is 6 times its radius  is

a)

b)

c)

d)



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The moment of inertia of a uniform horizontal cylinder of mass  about an axis passing through its edge and perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder when its length is 6 times its radius  is

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

Moment of inertia of cylinder about an axis through the centre and perpendicular to its axis is

Using theorem of parallel axes, moment of inertia of the cylinder about an axis through its edge would be

When

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