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The moment of inertia of a sphere of mass  and radius  about an axis passing through its centre is . The radius of gyration of the sphere about a parallel axis to the above and tangent to the sphere is

a)

b)

c)

d)



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The moment of inertia of a sphere of mass  and radius  about an axis passing through its centre is . The radius of gyration of the sphere about a parallel axis to the above and tangent to the sphere is

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(c)

Given, 

Using the theorem of parallel axes, moment of inertia of the sphere about a parallel axis tangential to the sphere is

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