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A uniform solid cylinder of mass M and radius R has a wedge-shaped...

A uniform solid cylinder of mass MM and radius RR has a wedge-shaped slice corresponding to a 60∘60^{\circ} sector removed along its entire length. The moment of inertia of the remaining portion of the cylinder about its natural geometric axis is

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  1. A512MR2\dfrac{5}{12}MR^2
  2. B56MR2\dfrac{5}{6}MR^2
  3. C112MR2\dfrac{1}{12}MR^2
  4. D12MR2\dfrac{1}{2}MR^2

Correct answer

A. 512MR2\dfrac{5}{12}MR^2

Step-by-step solution

The angle of the removed sector is 60∘60^{\circ}.

The angle of the remaining portion of the cylinder is 360∘−60∘=300∘360^{\circ} - 60^{\circ} = 300^{\circ}.

Since the cylinder is uniform, the mass is proportional to the sector angle. The mass of the remaining portion M′M' is:
M′=300∘360∘M=56MM' = \dfrac{300^{\circ}}{360^{\circ}} M = \dfrac{5}{6} M

The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder (or any sector of it) about its central geometric axis is given by 12×mass×radius2\dfrac{1}{2} \times \text{mass} \times \text{radius}^2.

Therefore, the moment of inertia of the remaining portion is:
I′=12M′R2=12(56M)R2=512MR2I' = \dfrac{1}{2} M' R^2 = \dfrac{1}{2} \left(\dfrac{5}{6} M\right) R^2 = \dfrac{5}{12} M R^2

Answer: 512MR2\dfrac{5}{12}MR^2
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