Three identical spherical shells, each of mass
and radius
are placed as shown in figure. Consider an axis
which is touching to two shells and passing through diameter of third shell. Moment of inertia of the system consisting of these three spherical shells about

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B
: Net moment of inertia of the system,

The moment of inertia of a shell about its diameter,

The moment of inertia of a shell about its tangent is given by


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