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MHT CET · Physics · Rotational Motion

If the spherical planet of mass ' \(\mathrm{M}^{\prime}\) and radius 'R' suddenly shrinks to half its size, its mass reduces to half. The new moment of inertia of the planet about its diameter is

  1. A \(\frac{\mathrm{MR}^{2}}{10}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\mathrm{MR}^{2}}{20}\)
  3. C \(\frac{2}{3} \mathrm{MR}^{2}\)
  4. D \(\frac{2}{5} \mathrm{MR}^{2}\)
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(B) \(\frac{\mathrm{MR}^{2}}{20}\)

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\(\mathrm{I}_{1}=\frac{2}{5} \mathrm{MR}^{2}\)
\(\mathrm{I}_{2}=\frac{2}{5} \frac{M}{2} \times\left(\frac{R}{2}\right)^{2}=\frac{2}{5} \times \frac{M}{2} \times \frac{R^{2}}{4}=\frac{M R^{2}}{20}\)
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