Consider a disc of radius R and mass M . A hole of radius R 3 is created in the disk such that the center of…

Consider a disc of radius R and mass M. A hole of radius R3 is created in the disk such that the center of the hole is R3 away from centre of the disk. The moment of inertia of the system along the axis perpendicular to the disc passing through the centre of the disc is
  1. MR22
  2. 1327MR2
  3. 13M2
  4. 4MR2

Solution

Mass per unit area of the disc=MπR2.

Mass of removed portion of disc, M'=MπR2×πR32=M9

Moment of inertia of removed portion about an axis passing through centre of disc O and perpendicular to the plane of disc using parallel axis theorem is 

IO'=ICOM+M'd2

=12×M9R32+M9R32=MR2162+MR281=3MR2162

When portion of disc would not have been removed, the moment of inertia of complete disc about centre O is IO=MR22.

So, moment of inertia of the disc with removed portion is I=IO-IO'=MR22-3MR2162=78MR2162=13MR227

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (04 Jul Shift 1)

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