Question 15 Marks
Calculate the moment of inertia of uniform circular disc of mass 500 g , radius 10 cm about
i. diameter of the disc
ii. the axis tangent to the disc and parallel to its diameter and
iii. the axis through the centre of the disc and perpendicular to its plane.
i. diameter of the disc
ii. the axis tangent to the disc and parallel to its diameter and
iii. the axis through the centre of the disc and perpendicular to its plane.
Answer
View full question & answer→i. M.I. of the disc about any diameter,
$
I_d=\frac{1}{4} M R^2=\frac{1}{4} \times 500 \times(10)^2=12500 g cm^2
$
ii. By theorem of parallel axes, M.I. of the disc about a tangent parallel to the diameter of the disc,
$
\begin{aligned}
& I=I_{d}+MR^2=I=I_d+M R^2=\frac{5}{4} M R^2=\frac{5}{4} \times 500 \times(10)^2 \\
& =62500 g cm^2
\end{aligned}
$
iii. M.I. of the disc about an axis through its centre and perpendicular to its plane,
$
\begin{aligned}
& I=\frac{1}{2} M R^2=\frac{1}{2} \times 500 \times(10)^2 \\
& =25000 g cm^2
\end{aligned}
$
$
I_d=\frac{1}{4} M R^2=\frac{1}{4} \times 500 \times(10)^2=12500 g cm^2
$
ii. By theorem of parallel axes, M.I. of the disc about a tangent parallel to the diameter of the disc,
$
\begin{aligned}
& I=I_{d}+MR^2=I=I_d+M R^2=\frac{5}{4} M R^2=\frac{5}{4} \times 500 \times(10)^2 \\
& =62500 g cm^2
\end{aligned}
$
iii. M.I. of the disc about an axis through its centre and perpendicular to its plane,
$
\begin{aligned}
& I=\frac{1}{2} M R^2=\frac{1}{2} \times 500 \times(10)^2 \\
& =25000 g cm^2
\end{aligned}
$





