Two thin discs each of mass 4.0 kg and radius 0.4 kg and radius 0.4 m are attached as shown in figure to form a rigidbody. What is the rotational inertia of this body about an axis perpendicular to the plane of disc B and passing through its center?
3.2kg - m2
IB = I of sphere B about centre of mass + I of sphere A about centre of mass + mass of sphere A × (distance between centres of Aand B)2
= mR22 + mR22 + m(2R)2 = 5mR2 = 5×4×(0.4)2 = 3.2 kg/m2