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SQUARE  I EF  IGH  I  I EF  IGH  I / 2

 Square:  I AC  IBD  IEF  IGH  I /2

Moment of inertia passing through the Centre of
mass and perpendicular to the plane (iii) Moment of inertia, of square plate ABCD

M 2 2 1 about an axis passing through the Centre O. Write

= a  a   Ma2
12 6
a all conditions?

(i) Moment of inertia of square sheet about one of

its diagonals:

1 1
 I d  Id 
12

M a2  a 2   Id 
12
Ma2

SOLUTION:
(ii)
According to given condition

1 Ma2
I Square 
12

M a2  a2  6

→ Conditions:

I1  I 2  I Square I 1  I2  ISquare / 2 

→ Moment of inertia of square sheet about its

 I3  I 4  I1  I 2  I Square I1  I2  I3  I4  ISquare /2
diagonal:
 I 1  I 3  I Square
 I AC  I BD  I / 2

 Where I  Inertia of square about an axis passing  PRACTICE QUESTION:

 
 through CM and  to its plane
r

Q.1. Let I be moment of inertia of uniform square
plate about an axis AB that passes through its
Centre and is parallel of its sides.

→ Moment of inertia about perpendicular axis

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CD is a line in the plane of plate that passes 1 l  4
2

 I  4  Ml 2  M     Ml 2
through the Centre of the plate and makes an  12  2   3
angle  with AB.
 I AB  Ic  Mh2 parallel theorm 

 Moment of inertia of the system about the

diagonal of the square:

Find moment of inertia of plane about axis CD.

SOLUTION:
AB r AB & C D r CD

 By symmetry : I AB  I AB  and ICD  IC  D

Moment of inertia about diagonal

 I A  I B  IC  ID   I A  IC    IB  I D 

2 2  2  2 
  MR2  MR2    MR2  Mx2    MR2  Mx 2 
5 5  5  5 

→ By  r axes theorem, PRACTICE QUESTION:

Moment of inertia about O,  r to plane to plate Q.1. Moment of inertia of the system about side

 I0  I AB  I AB   ICD  IC D  Given : I AB  I  AD of a square.

“This is independent of  ’’

 Moment of inertia of thin rod to form a square

frame: (Moment of inertia of the square frame
about an axis through the Centre to the square and
perpendicular to its plane)
SOLUTION:

Moment of inertia of whole system about side AD

 I A  I B  IC  I D
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2  2  2  2 
I   MR2    MR2  Mb2    MR2  Mb2    MR2  A
3  3  5  5  b
1 4 2a

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 I MR 2  2 M b2 b b
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Q.2.The moment of inertia of remaining portion 2
b
B
after cutting holes (i.e ring) from square plate.

2
I1  Ma2 = M.I. of sphere 1 about AB axis
5
2
I2  Ma2  M.I. of sphere 2 about AB axis
5
2
I3  Ma 2  Mb 2  M.I. of sphere 3 about AB axis
5
2
SOLUTION: I4  Ma2  Mb2  M.I. of sphere 4 about AB axis
5
Let M  Mass of square plate before cutting holes M.I. of system about axis AB
M M Isystem  I1  I2  I3  I 4
Mass of each cut of radius R: m    R2 
 4R 
2
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2  2  8
Isystem  2 Ma2   2 Ma2  Mb2   Ma2  2Mb2
Moment of inertia of remaining portion about Z- 5  5  5

1  1
 
2
M  4R    4R    4  mR 2  m
2 2
axis, I  2R 
12   2 

M  8 10  2  M 
I  32R 2  10mR 2     MR  m  
12  3 16   16 

Q.3. Four spheres of diameter 2a and mass M are

placed with their Centre’s on the four corners of a
square of side b. Then the moment of inertia of the
system about an axis along one of the sides of the
square is
4 8 2
(a) Ma2  2 Mb2 (b) Ma  2 Mb2
5 5
8 4
(c) Ma2 (d) Ma2  4Mb2
5 5

SOLUTION: (b)
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Square SOLUTION

1. (a), (b), (c)

LEVEL-2
1 Ma2
According to condition: ISquare  M a  a 
12
2 2

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 
1. The moment of inertia of thin square
plate ABCD of uniform thickness about
an axis passing through the centre O
and r to the plane of the plate is

Conditions:

I1  I2  I Square  I 1  I2  I Square / 2

and I3  I4  I1  I2  ISquare I 1  I2  I3  I4  ISquare /2

(a) I1  I2 (b) I3  I4 and I1  I3  I Square

(c) I1  I3 (d) I1  I2  I3  I4 2. (a) AB r AB and C D r CD

2. Let I be the moment of inertia of a  I AB  I A B  and ICD  IC  D(By symmetry)

uniform square plate about an axis AB
that passes through its centre and is
parallel to two of its sides. CD is a line
in the plane of the plate that passes
through the centre of the plate and
makes an angle  with AB. The moment
By  r axes theorem, Moment of inertia about
of inertia of the plate about the axis CD
is then equal to O,  r to plane to plate: I0  I AB  I AB  ICD  IC  D

(a) I (b) I sin2   I AB  I A B   ICD  IC  D   I0 / 2  I (Given: I AB  I )

(c) I cos2  (d) I cos2  / 2 “This is independent of  ’’

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Rectangle PRACTICE QUESTION:

 Rectangular lamina of length l and breadth b Q.1. Given: BC = 2 AN in rectangle.

Then I is minimum along is through:

(a) Axis of rotation passing through the centre of

I min about EG because mass distribution of
mass and perpendicular to the plane I  M [l 2  b 2 ] rectangle is closest to EG.
12

(b) Axis of rotation Tangential perpendicular to the

plane and at the mid-point of breadth

M
I [4l 2  b2 ]
12

(c) Axis of rotation Tangential perpendicular to the

plane and at mid-point of length: I  M [l 2  4 b 2 ]

12

 Rectangular parallelopiped length l, breadth b,

z
thickness t
l
b x

t
y

m 2
M.I. of block about x axis, I x  (b  t 2 )
12

m 2 2
M.I. of block about y axis, Iy  (l  t )
12

m 2
M.I. of block about z axis, Iz  (l  b 2 )
12

 l  b  t,  I z  I y  I x
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SOLUTION
Rectangle
1. (d) l
1. The moment of inertia of uniform
O
b
rectangular plate about an axis
passing through its mid-point and
M.I. of plate about O and parallel to length
parallel to its length l is (b = breadth of
M b2
rectangular plate) 
12
Mb2 Mb3
(a) (b)
4 6

Mb3 Mb2
(c) (d)
12 12
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SOLUTION
Rectangle
z
1. (b)
LEVEL-1 l
b x
1. The rectangular block shown in the figure t

is rotated in turn about x  x , y  y and y

m 2 2
z  z axes passing through its centre of M.I. of block about x axis: I x 
12
b t 
mass O. Its moment of inertia is
m 2 2
 
z
M.I. of block about y axis: I y  l t
l 12
b x
m 2 2
t M.I. of block about z axis: I z 
12
l b 
y

 l  b  t  Iz  I y  Ix
(a) Same about all the three axes

(b) Maximum about z  z axis

(c) Equal about x  x and y  y axes

(d) Maximum about y  y axis

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dI
PART-10 For minimum inertia: 0
dL

d 1 1 
 Solid cylinder   ML2  MR 2   0
dL  12 4 
(i). M.I. of a cylinder about its centre and parallel to
d 1 1  V   V   R 2L 
1 R   ML2  M    0  2 
its length about its own axis= MR 2 dL  12 4   L  R  V /  L 
2
L
(Along its height / Length) (2L) V 2L V
  [1  L2 ]  0  
12 4 12 4 L2

2
 V   L3 (Put V   R2L)
3 3
(ii). About the tangential (Generator) = MR 2
2
2 L 3
  R 2L   L3  
3 R 2

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.1. A uniform cylinder has a radius R and length L.

(iii). About an axis passing through its C.G. and If the moment of inertia of this cylinder about an
perpendicular to its own axis (its length passing axis passing through its centre and parallel to its
through its centre and perpendicular to) length is equal to the moment of inertia of the same

 L2 R 2  cylinder about an axis passing through its centre

M  
 12 4  and perpendicular to its length, then

(a) L  R (b) L  3R

R 3
(c) L  (d) L  R
 Relative between L (length) and R (radius) of 3 2

a cylinder, when its moment of inertia is SOLUTION: (b)

minimum about its  bisector:
r

M.I. of a cylinder about its centre and parallel to its

length  MR 2 / 2

M.I. about its centre and perpendicular to its length

 L2 R 2 
 M  

1 1  12 4 
 I ML2  MR 2
12 4
According to question
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2
ML MR 2
MR 2 (b) Decreases
    L  3R
12 4 2
(c) Remains constant

(d) Increases if the rotation is clockwise and

(iv). About the diameter of one of faces of the decreases if it is anticlockwise.
 L2 R 2 
cylinder = M   
3 4 
Solution: (a)

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.1. Two cylinders P and Q are of equal mass and

lengths but made of metals with densities  P and

Q (  P   Q ) . If their moment of inertia about an

axis passing through centre and normal to the

circular face be I P and I Q , then

SOLUTION:
 I  mr 2
Mass of cylinder  ( R 2  ) l (M  V   )
Mass of water move away,  I  Increase
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 Masses are same: R 2 


1
MRP2  2 
IP 2 R Q  1 2
   P    I  MR 
IQ 1 MR2  RQ  P  2 
Q
2

  P  Q  I P  IQ

OBJECTIVE-I

Q.1. A closed cylindrical tube containing some

water (not filling the entire tube) lies in a
horizontal plane. If the tube is rotated about a
perpendicular bisector, the moment of inertia of
water about the axis

(a) Increases
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SOLUTION
Solid Cylinder
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(a) I  MR 2   0.5   0.1   2.5  103 kg-m2
2
1. A cylinder of 500 gm and radius 10 cm 1.
2 2
has moment of inertia (about its natural
axis) 2. (d) Generator axis of a cylinder is a line
lying on its surface and parallel to axis of
(a) 2.5  103 kg-m2 (b) 2  103 kg-m2
cylinder.
(c) 5  103 kg-m2 (d) 3.5  103 kg-m2

2. A solid cylinder has mass M, length L MR 2 3

By parallel axis theorem: I   MR 2  MR 2
and radius R. The moment of inertia of 2 2
this cylinder about a generator is
3. (b) The moment of inertia of cylinder about
L R 
2 2 2
ML
20   0.2
2
(a) M    (b) 1
 12 4  4 the geometrical axis  MR 2   0.4
2 2
1 3
(c) MR2 (d) MR2
2 2

3. A solid cylinder of mass 20 kg has length

1 m and radius 0.2 m. Then its moment of
inertia about its geometrical axis is (in
kg-m2)

(a) 0.8 (b) 0.4

(c) 0.2 (d) 20.2

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Cylinder SOLUTION

1. (b)M.I. of a cylinder about its centre

LEVEL-1
 
and parallel to its length  MR 2 / 2

1. A uniform cylinder has a radius R and

M.I. about its centre and r to its length
length L. If the moment of inertia of this
 L2 R 2 
cylinder about an axis passing through  M  
 12 4 
its centre and parallel to its length is
equal to the moment of inertia of same According to question:
cylinder about an axis passing through
 ML2 MR 2   MR2 
     L  3R
its centre and  to its length, then
r
 12 4   2 

(a) L  R (b) L  3 R

(c) L  R / 3 (d) L  3 R / 2