JEE Main 12 Jan 2019 Morning Question 29

Question: Let the moment of inertia of a hollow cylinder of length 30 cm (inner radius 10 cm and outer radius 20 cm), about its axis be I. The radius of a thin cylinder of the same mass such that its moment of inertia about its axis is also J, is [JEE Main Online Paper Held On 12-Jan-2019 Morning]

Options:

A) 14 cm

B) 16 cm

C) 12 cm

D) 18 cm

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • $ \frac{mR_1^{2}+R_2^{2}}{2}=mK^{2} $ $ \frac{m(10^{2}+20^{2})}{2}=mK^{2}\Rightarrow \frac{100+400}{2}=K^{2} $ $ K^{2}=250 $
    $ \Rightarrow K,\underline{\approx },16,cm $