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A solid sphere of mass mm and radius RR is rotating about its diameter. A solid cylinder of the same mass and same radius is also rotating about its geometrical axis with an angular speed twice that of the sphere. The ratio of their kinetic energies of rotation (Esphere/EcylinderE_{\text{sphere}}/E_{\text{cylinder}}) will be:

A

2:32:3

B

1:51:5

C

1:41:4

D

3:13:1

Step-by-Step Solution

Let the angular speed of the solid sphere be ω\omega. Then the angular speed of the solid cylinder is 2ω2\omega.

The moment of inertia of a solid sphere about its diameter is Isphere=25mR2I_{\text{sphere}} = \frac{2}{5}mR^2. Its rotational kinetic energy is Esphere=12Isphereω2=12(25mR2)ω2=15mR2ω2E_{\text{sphere}} = \frac{1}{2}I_{\text{sphere}}\omega^2 = \frac{1}{2} \left(\frac{2}{5}mR^2\right) \omega^2 = \frac{1}{5}mR^2\omega^2.

The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder about its geometrical axis is Icylinder=12mR2I_{\text{cylinder}} = \frac{1}{2}mR^2. Its rotational kinetic energy is Ecylinder=12Icylinder(2ω)2=12(12mR2)(4ω2)=mR2ω2E_{\text{cylinder}} = \frac{1}{2}I_{\text{cylinder}}(2\omega)^2 = \frac{1}{2} \left(\frac{1}{2}mR^2\right) (4\omega^2) = mR^2\omega^2.

The ratio of their kinetic energies of rotation is: EsphereEcylinder=15mR2ω2mR2ω2=15=1:5\frac{E_{\text{sphere}}}{E_{\text{cylinder}}} = \frac{\frac{1}{5}mR^2\omega^2}{mR^2\omega^2} = \frac{1}{5} = 1:5.

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