A ring and a solid sphere rotating about an axis passing through their centres have same radii of gyration. The axis of rotation is perpendicular to…
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A ring and a solid sphere rotating about an axis passing through their centres have same radii of gyration. The axis of rotation is perpendicular to plane of ring. The ratio of radius of ring to that of sphere is x2. The value of x is _____.
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Solution
The moment of inertia of the ring about an axis perpendicular to the plane of ring is Ir=mk2.
The moment of inertia of the sphere is
Is=52mR2s
It is given that
mk2=mR2r=52mRs2...(i)
From equation (i)
Rr=52Rs
From the question, it can be written that
RsRr=x2
⇒RsRr=52⇒x=5
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