KVPY2012PhysicsRotational Motion
Seven identical coins are rigidly arranged on a flat table in the pattern shown below so that each coin touches its neighbors. Each coin is a thin disc of mass m and radius r . Note that the moment of inertia of an individual coin about an axis passing through centre and perpendicular to the plane of the coin is mr ² / 2 The moment of inertia of the system of seven coins about an axis that passes through the point P
Options
- A55 2 mr ²
- B127 2 mr ²
- C111 2 mr ²
- D55 mr ²
Correct answer
C. 111 2 mr ²
Step-by-step solution
By using parallel axis theorem, I = 111 2 mr ²