The ratio of the radii of gyration of a circular disc about a tangential axis in the plane of the disc and of a circular ring of the same radius about a tangential axis in the plane of the ring is
- 2 : 3
- 2 : 1
- 5 : 6
- 1 : 2
Answer
(3) 5 : 6
Solution
For the disc, Idiameter = 14MR2, so by the parallel axes theorem
Itangent = 14MR2 + MR2 = 54MR2
k1 = 54R
For the ring, Idiameter = 12MR2, so
Itangent = 12MR2 + MR2 = 32MR2
k2 = 32R
k1k2 = 54 23 = 56, i.e. 5 : 6
Answer: (3)