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A rigid body has a radius of gyration of 20cm, if its moment of inertia is 10 Kg-m^2, find its mass in kilograms.

(a) 250

(b) 225

(c) 500

(d) 125

This question was posed to me in an internship interview.

My question is taken from Bifilar Suspension in portion Simple Harmonic Motion of Machine Kinematics

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Right answer is (a) 250

Best explanation: We know that I = mk^2

Now I = 10 Kg-m^2 and k = 0.2m

therefore m = I/k^2

= 10/0.04

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