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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Rotational Motion

Three thin uniform rods each of mass M and length L are placed along the three axes of a cartesian coordinate system with one end of all the rods at origin. The moment of inertia of the system of the rods about z -axis is

  1. A \(\frac{\mathrm{ML}^2}{3}\)
  2. B \(\frac{2 \mathrm{ML}^2}{3}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\mathrm{ML}^2}{2}\)
  4. D \(M L^2\)
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(B) \(\frac{2 \mathrm{ML}^2}{3}\)

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\(I_x = \frac{ML^2}{3}\) \(I_y = \frac{ML^2}{3}\) \(I_z = 0\) \(I_{total} = I_x + I_y + I_z = \frac{ML^2}{3} + \frac{ML^2}{3} + 0\) \(I_{total} = \frac{2ML^2}{3}\)
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