Four identical solid spheres each of mass m and radius a are placed with their centres on the four corners of a square of side b . The moment of inertia of the system about one side of square where the axis of rotation is parallel to the plane of the square is :

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I = 2 &#215; 2 5 m a 2 + 2 &#215; 2 5 m a 2 + m b 2 I = 8 5 m a 2 + 2 m b 2

Four identical solid spheres each of mass m and radius a are placed with their centres on the four corners…

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