Statement I: Inertia and moment of inertia both are same quantities.
Statement II: Capacity of a body to oppose its state of motion has represented by inertia.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct. Inertia and moment of inertia both are
different quantities. The inertia of a body depends only upon the mass of the body but the moment of inertia of a body about an axis not only depends upon the mass of the body but also upon the distribution of mass about the axis of rotation.
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