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The moment of inertia of a hollow cubical box of mass M and side length a, about an axis passing through centres of two opposite faces, is equal to
. The value of x is
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B
To find the moment of inertia of a hollow cubical box about an axis passing through the centers of two opposite faces, we start with the formula:
\[ I = x \cdot M \cdot a^2 \]
where \( x \) is the constant we want to find, \( M \) is the mass, and \( a \) is the side length of the cube.
The moment of inertia for a hollow cube about that axis is known to be:
\[ I = \frac{1}{3} M a^2 \]
We equate the two expressions:
\[ x \cdot M \cdot a^2 = \frac{1}{3} M a^2 \]
Dividing both sides by \( M \cdot a^2 \) (assuming they are non-zero), we get:
\[ x = \frac{1}{3} \]
Thus, the value of \( x \) is \( \frac{1}{3} \), which corresponds to option B.
\[ I = x \cdot M \cdot a^2 \]
where \( x \) is the constant we want to find, \( M \) is the mass, and \( a \) is the side length of the cube.
The moment of inertia for a hollow cube about that axis is known to be:
\[ I = \frac{1}{3} M a^2 \]
We equate the two expressions:
\[ x \cdot M \cdot a^2 = \frac{1}{3} M a^2 \]
Dividing both sides by \( M \cdot a^2 \) (assuming they are non-zero), we get:
\[ x = \frac{1}{3} \]
Thus, the value of \( x \) is \( \frac{1}{3} \), which corresponds to option B.
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