RIGID BODY DYNAMICS, HOME WORK SHEET-1

Calculation of Moment of Inertia

1. A uniform rod of mass 6M and length 6l is bent to make an equilateral hexagon. Its M.I. about an axis
(A) 5ml2 (B) 6ml2 (C) 4ml2 (D) ml2/12
a
2. The moment of inertia of an uniform thin sheet of mass M
of the given shape about the specified axis is (axis and sheet
both are in same plane:) a axis
45º
7 5
(A) Ma 2 (B) Ma 2
12 12
1 1
(C) Ma 2 (D) Ma 2
3 12

3. A square plate of edge a/2 is cut out from a uniform square plate

R
of edge 'a' as shown in figure. The mass of the remaining portion

I
is M. The moment of inertia of the shaded portion about an axis
passing through 'O' (centre of the square of side a) and perpendicular a/4 a/4
to plane of the plate is :

S
9 3 O
(A) Ma 2 (B) Ma 2
64 16
Ma 2

C
5
(C) Ma 2 (D) a
12 6

K
4. Find moment of inertia of the half solid cylinder of mass shown in figure about the axis AA'.

N R

A'

5. Three rings each of mass m and radius r are so placed that they touch each other. The radius of gyrationof
the system about the axis as shown in the figure is :
5 5
(A) r (B) r
3 6

7 7
(C) r (D) r
3 6
6. The figure shows a uniform rod lying along the x-axis. The locus of all the y
points lying on the xy-plane, about which the moment of inertia of the rod
is same as that about O is
(A) an ellipse (B) a circle x
o
(C) a parabola (D) a straight line
P
7. Find the moment of inertia of a uniform square plate of mass M, edge of length '  '
about its axis passing through P and perpendicular to it.

8. Find the moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass M and radius R about a line parallel to the axis of the
cylinder and onthe surface of the cylinder.

9. Find out the moment of inertia of an uniform semi circular disc about an axis passing throught its centre of

R
mass and perpendicular tothe plane? (Mass of semi-circular disc is M and radius R)

I


10. Find the moment of inertia of the two uniform joint rods about an axis passing

S
through P and perpendicular to plane of paper (mass of each rod = m and
length of each rod =  ) 

11.

12.

KC
Three identical uniform rods, each of length  , are joined to form a rigid equilateral triangle. Find radius of
gyration about an axis passing through a corner and perpendicular to the plane of the triangle.

Find moment of inertia of a solid hemisphere of mass M shown in figure, about an axis AA' passing through

N
its centre of mass.

R M A

A'
13. Find the moment of inertia of uniform solid cone of mass M and radius R about an
axis AA'

A'
ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-1
  9  16  2 2m 2
1. A 2. A 3. B 4.   6  MR  5. D 6. B 7.
  3
2
3  MR 2  4R   5m 2  83 2  3
8. MR 2 9.  M   10. 11.  / 2 12.  MR  13. MR 2
2  2  3   3  320  10