Moment of InertiaHardQuestion 6116
Question
MI of a thin ring (mass M, radius R) about diameter:
- AMR²
- BMR²/2Correct
- C2MR²
- DMR²/4
Correct answer
MR²/2
Explanation
I_ring (diameter) = MR²/2 (by perpendicular axis theorem: MR² = 2I_d). I_d = MR²/2.