Three identical spherical shells, each of mass $m$ and radius $r$ are placed as shown in the figure. Consider an axis $X X^{'}$ which is touching the two shells and passing through the diameter of the third shell. The moment of inertia of the system consisting of these three spherical shells about $X X^{'}$ axis is:

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Total moment of inertia of the system, I = I 1 + I 2 + I 3 I 2 = I 3 = 2 3 m r 2 + m r 2 = 5 m r 2 3 I 1 = 2 3 m r 2 ∴ I = 2 × 5 m r 2 3 + 2 3 m r 2 I = 12 m r 2 3 = 4 m r 2 .

Three identical spherical shells, each of mass m and radius r are placed as shown in the figure. Consider an…

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