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The S-shaped uniform wire shown in figure has a mass M, and the radius of curvature of each half is R . The moment of inertia about an axis through A and perpendicular to the plane of the paper is:

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Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

Treat the wire as two equal semicircular arcs.

Using the parallel-axis theorem for each arc about A and adding gives .

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