The moment of inertia of a square plate about a diagonal is Id and that about a side in its plane is Is then
A
Is=Id
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B
Is<Id
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C
Is>Id
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D
Noneofthese
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Solution
The correct option is CIs>Id The moment of inertia is higher for a body if more mass is distributed away from the rotational axis. For a square rotating about a diagonal equal mass is distributed about its rotational axis, thus its moment of inertia will be lower.