JEE Main Physics question

PhysicsSystems of Particles and Rotational MotionJEE Main

Two particles of masses and are connected by a rigid massless rod of length to constitute a dumb-bell, which is free to move in a plane. The moment of inertia of the dumb-bell about an axis perpendicular to the plane, passing through the centre of mass, is

Answer: (A)

Solution

As in Q79, this is the reduced-mass result: .

Question ID VK-158797