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Question
The figure shows a uniform rod lying along the x-axis. The locus of all the points lying on the xy-plane, about which the moment of inertia of the rod is same as that about O is :
Options
A.an ellipse
B.a circle
C.a parabola
D.a straight line
Solution
IP = ICM + Mr2 = 
+ M
I0 =
⇒Locus is a circle
+ MI0 =
⇒Locus is a circleCreate a free account to view solution
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