JEE MAIN - Physics (2008 - No. 27)
Consider a uniform square plate of side $$' a '$$ and mass $$'m'$$. The moment of inertia of this plate about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through one of its corners is
$${5 \over 6}m{a^2}$$
$${1 \over 12}m{a^2}$$
$${7 \over 12}m{a^2}$$
$${2 \over 3}m{a^2}$$
Explanation

Moment of inertia for the square plate through O, perpendicular to the plate is
$${I_{nn'}} = {1 \over {12}}m\left( {{a^2} + {a^2}} \right) = {{m{a^2}} \over 6}$$
Also, $$DO = {{DB} \over 2} = {{\sqrt 2 a} \over 2} = {a \over {\sqrt 2 }}$$
According to parallel axis theorem
$${{\mathop{\rm I}\nolimits} _{mm'}} = {I_{nn'}} + m{\left( {{a \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right)^2}$$
$$ = {{m{a^2}} \over 6} + {{m{a^2}} \over 2} $$
$$= {{m{a^2} + 3m{a^2}} \over 6} $$
$$= {2 \over 3}m{a^2}$$
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