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Uniform square plate of mass 120 g is made to rotate about an axis passing through any diagonal of plate. If its moment of inertia is 2×102kgm2, then its side length is:

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100 cm
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100 m
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120 cm
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120 m
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Solution

The correct option is A 100 cm
We know that MI about the axis perpendicular to plane passing through center is Iz=ml2/6
so using perpendicular theorem , MI about an axis passing through any diagonal of plate I=Iz/2=ml2/12
So, ml212=2×104 , m=240×103kg
we get l=0.1m or 10cm

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