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Consider two uniform solid spheres where both have the same diameter, but one has twice the mass of the other. The ratio of the larger moment of inertia to that of the smaller moment of inertia is

a. 10
b. 4
c. 6
d. 2
e. 8

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For a sphere, I = 2/5mr^2 (where I is inertia, m is mass and R is ...

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