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Solid sphere A is rotating about an axis PQ. If the radius of the sphere is 5 cm then its radius of gyration about PQ will be cm. The value of is . 

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- Radius of gyration definition
For a body of mass , if its moment of inertia about a given axis is , then the radius of gyration is defined by
So,
- Moment of inertia of a solid sphere
For a solid sphere about any diameter,
Here, the sphere rotates about axis , which is a diameter-like axis through its center.
- Substitute into the radius of gyration formula
Given
So,
Hence,
The question says the radius of gyration is cm, so
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer =
But the derived value is clearly
So the stored answer does not match the physics formula for a solid sphere about a diameter.
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