Physics · Rotational Dynamics

JEE Main 2026 — 22 January, Morning Shift — Question 47

A circular disc has radius R1R_{1} and thickness T1T_{1}. Another circular disc made of the same material has radius R2R_{2} and thickness T2T_{2}. If the moment of inertia of both discs are same and R1R2=2\frac{R_{1}}{R_{2}}=2 then T1T2=1α\frac{T_{1}}{T_{2}}=\frac{1}{\alpha}. The value of α\alpha is ____\_\_\_\_ .

Answer: 16

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

m1=πR12T1ρm_1 = \pi R_1^{2} T_1 \rho m2=πR22T2ρm_2 = \pi R_2^{2} T_2 \rho I1=m1R122I_1 = \frac{m_1 R_1^{2}}{2} I2=m2R222I_2 = \frac{m_2 R_2^{2}}{2} I1=I2I_1 = I_2 πR12T1ρ R122=πR22T2ρ R222\frac{\pi R_1^{2} T_1 \rho \, R_1^{2}}{2} = \frac{\pi R_2^{2} T_2 \rho \, R_2^{2}}{2} ⇒T1T2=116\Rightarrow \frac{T_1}{T_2} = \frac{1}{16}
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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Rotational Dynamics
Topic
Moment of Inertia