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MHT CET · Physics · Rotational Motion

The radius of gyration of a circular disc of radius R and mass m rotating about diameter as axis is

  1. A \(\mathrm{R} \sqrt{2}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{R} / \sqrt{2}\)
  3. C \(R / 2\)
  4. D R
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(C) \(R / 2\)

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For circular disc rotating about its diameter, \(I=\frac{1}{4} m R^2\)
Radius of gyration \((k)=\sqrt{\frac{I}{m}}=\sqrt{\frac{\frac{1}{4} m R^2}{m}}=\frac{R}{2}\)