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Three particles, each of mass m gram, are situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l cm (as shown in the figure). The moment of inertia of the system about a line AX perpendicular to AB and in the plane of ABC, in gram cm2 units will be :

a
2 ml2
b
54ml2
c
32ml2
d
34ml2

detailed solution

Correct option is B

IAX=ml2+m(l/2)2+m(0)2=54ml2

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