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Two rods each of mass  and length  are joined at the centre to form a cross. The moment of inertia of this cross about an axis passing through the common centre of the rods and perpendicular to the plane formed by them, is

a)

b)

c)

d)



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Two rods each of mass  and length  are joined at the centre to form a cross. The moment of inertia of this cross about an axis passing through the common centre of the rods and perpendicular to the plane formed by them, is

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -

(b)

When  is length of rod and its mass, then the moment of inertia of its axis passing through its centre of gravity and perpendicular to its length is given by

For two rods as shown,

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