Moment of inertia of a cylinder of mass M, length L and radius R about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder is $I = M (\frac{R^{2}}{4} + \frac{L^{2}}{12})$ . If such a cylinder is to be made for a given mass of material, the ratio L/R for it to have minimum possible I is :

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$\frac{2}{3}$

$\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$

$\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}$

$\frac{3}{2}$

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$\begin{array}{l} I = \frac{M R^{2}}{4} + \frac{M L^{2}}{12} \\ V o l u m e = V = π R^{2} L \\ \Rightarrow R^{2} = \frac{V}{π L} \\ ∴ I = \frac{M V}{4 π L} + \frac{M L^{2}}{12} \\ \Rightarrow \frac{d I}{d L} = \frac{M V}{4 π} [- \frac{1}{L^{2}}] + M [\frac{2 L}{12}] \\ F o r m i n i m a, \frac{d I}{d L} = 0 \\ \Rightarrow \frac{π R^{2} L}{4 π L^{2}} = \frac{2 L}{12} \\ \Rightarrow {[\frac{R}{L}]}^{2} = \frac{2}{3} \\ \Rightarrow \frac{L}{R} = \sqrt{\frac{3}{2}} \end{array}$

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