1. Three particles, each of mass 200 g, are kept at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 10 cm.

Find
the moment of inertia of the system about an axis
(a) Joining two of the particles and
(b) Passing through one of the particles and perpendicular to the plane of the particles.
2. Particles of masses 1 g, 2 g, 3 g, ..., 100 g are kept at the marks 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, ..., 100 cm respectively
on a metre scale. Find the moment of inertia of the system of particles about a perpendicular bisector of
the metre scale.
3. Three particles, each of mass m, are situated at the vertices of an
equilateral triangle ABC of side L. Find the moment of inertia of the
system about the line AX perpendicular to AB in the plane of ABC.

4. Three masses m1, m2 and m3 are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a. What is the
moment of inertia of the system about an axis along the median passing through m 1?
5. Three particles of masses 1g, 2g and 3g are kept at points (2cm, 0), (0,6 cm), (4cm, 3cm). Find moment of
inertia of all three particles (in gcm2) about, (a) x-axis (b) y-axis (c) z-axis
6. A mass of 1 kg is placed at (1 m, 2 m, 0). Another mass of 2 kg is placed at (3 m, 4 m, 0). Find moment of
inertia of both the masses about z-axis.
7. Four bodies of masses 5 kg , 2 kg, 3 kg, and 4 kg are respectively placed at positions (0,0,0), (2,0,0), (0, 3,
0) and (.2, .2, 0). Calculate the moment of inertia of the system of bodies about x, y and z axis respectively.
8. Point masses of 1, 2, 3 and 10 kg are lying at the points (0, 0), (2m,0) (0, 3m) and (2m, 2m) respectively in
x.y plane. Find the moment of inertia of this system about y - axis. (in kg.m2).
9. The moment of inertia of a uniform rod of mass 0.50 kg and length 1 m is 0.10 kg-m2 about a line
perpendicular to the rod. Find the distance of this line from the middle point of the rod.
10. Three rods each of mass m and length l are joined together to form an
equilateral triangle as shown in figure. Find the moment of inertia of the
system about an axis passing through its centre of mass and perpendicular
to the plane of the triangle.

11. Consider a uniform rod of mass m and length 2l with two particles of mass m each at its ends. Let AB be a
line perpendicular to the length of the rod and passing through its centre. Find the moment of inertia of
the system about AB.
12. Find the moment of inertia of the rod AB about an axis yy as
shown in figure. Mass of the rod is m and length is l.

13. Find the radius of gyration of a rod of mass m and length2l about an axis passing through one of its ends
and perpendicular to its length.
14. Four thin rods each of mass m and length l are joined to make a square. Find moment of inertia of all the
four rods about any side of the square.
15. A non-uniform rod AB has a mass M and length2l .The mass per unit length of the rod is mx at a point of
the rod distant x from A. Find the moment of inertia of this rod about an axis perpendicular to the rod (a)
through A (b) through the mid-point of AB.
16. About what axis would a uniform cube have its minimum moment of inertia?
17. If I1 is the moment of inertia of a thin rod about an axis perpendicular to its length and passing through its
centre of mass andI2 the moment of inertia of the ring formed by the same rod about an axis passing
through the centre of mass of the ring and perpendicular to the plane of the ring. Then find the ratio
18. Two bodies of masses 1 kg and 2 kg are attached to the ends of a 2m long weightless rod. This system is
rotating about an axis passing through the middle point of rod and perpendicular to length. Calculate the
M.I. of system.
19. A uniform wire of length l and mass M is bent in the shape of a semicircle of
radius r as shown in figure. Calculate moment of inertia about the axis XX'.
20. Find the moment of inertia of the ring shown in figure about the axis AB.

21. Find the radius of gyration of a circular ring of radius r about a line perpendicular to the plane of the ring
and passing through one of its particles.
22. The radius of gyration of a uniform disc about a line perpendicular to the disc equals its radius. Find the
distance of the line from the centre.
23. The uniform disc shown in the figure has a moment of inertia of 06 kg -m around the axis that passes
through O and is perpendicular to the plane of the page. If a segment is cut out from the disc as shown,
what is the moment of inertia of the remaining disc?
24. If two circular disks of the same weight and thickness are made from metals having different densities.
Which disk, if either will have the larger moment of inertia about its central axis.
25. The moment of inertia of a ring and a disc of same mass about their diameters are same. What will be the
ratio of their radii?
26. Two rings have their moments of inertia in the ratio 4 : 1 and their diameters are in the ratio 4 : 1. Find the
ratio of their masses.
27. A circular disc A of radius r is made from an iron plate of thickness t and another circular disc B of radius 4r
is made from an iron plate of thickness t/4. Find the relation between the moment of inertia IA and IB.
28. Two rings having the same radius and mass are placed such that their centres are at a common point and
their planes are perpendicular to each other. Find the moment of inertia of the system about an axis
passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plane of one of the rings. (M = mass of each ring and
R = radius).
29. A disc is recast into a thin hollow cylinder of same radius. Which will have larger moment of inertia?
Explain.
30. Why spokes are fitted in a cycle wheel?
31. Calculate the moment of inertia of an annular disc about an axis which lies in the plane of the disc and
tangential to the (i) inner circle and (ii) outer circle. Mass of the disc is M and its inner radius is R 1 and
outer radius is R2.
32. Four spheres each of diameter 2a and mass M are placed with their
centres lying on the four corners of a square of side b. Calculate the
moment of inertia of the system about one side of the square taken as
the axis.

33. Four spheres each of mass M and diameter 2a are placed at the corners
of square of side b as shown below. Calculate the moment of inertia
about (a) axis BB' (b) axis AA'

34. Diameter of each spherical shell is R and mass M they are joined by a light
and massless rod. Calculate the moment of inertia of the system about xx'
axis.

35. The moment of inertia of a sphere about its diameter is I. Four such
spheres are arranged as shown in figure. Find the moment of inertia of
the system about the axis XX'. (Radius of each sphere is 2R).

36. Adjoining diagram shows three rings, each of which has a mass M and
radius R. Find the moment of inertia of this system about the axis XX'

37. Find the moment of inertia of a pair of spheres, each having a mass m and radius r, kept in contact about
the tangent passing through the point of contact.
38. Two identical spheres each of mass 1.20 kg and radius 10.0 cm are fixed at the ends of a light rod so that
the separation between the centres is 50.0 cm. Find the moment of inertia of the system about an axis
perpendicular to the rod passing through its middle point.
39. There are four solid balls with their centres at the four corners of a square of side a. The mass of each
sphere is m and radius is r. Find the moment of inertia of the system about (i) one of the sides of the
square (ii) one of the diagonals of the square.
40. The uniform solid block shown in figure has mass M and edge
dimensions a, b, and c. Calculate its rotational inertia about an axis
passing through one corner and perpendicular to the large faces.

41. Find the moment of inertia of a uniform square plate of mass m and edge a about one of its diagonals.
42. The surface density (mass/area) of a circular disc of radius a depends on the distance from the centre as
ρ(r) = A + Br. Find its moment of inertia about the line perpendicular to the plane of the disc through its
centre.
43. A square plate of side l has mass per unit area µ. Find its moment of inertia about an axis passing through
the centre and perpendicular to its plane.
44. Four holes of radius R are cut from a thin square plate of side 4R and
mass M. Determine the moment of inertia of the remaining portion
about Z axis.

45. A thin uniform disc has a mass 9M and radius R. A disc of radius R/3
is cutoff as shown in figure. Find the moment of inertia of the
remaining disc about an axis passing through O and perpendicular
to the plane of disc.