Four hollow spheres,each with a mass of $1\, kg$ and a radius $R = 10\, cm$,are connected with massless rods to form a square with a side of length $L = 50\, cm$. In case-$1$,the masses rotate about an axis that bisects two sides of the square. In case-$2$,the masses rotate about an axis that passes through the diagonal of the square,as shown in the figure. Compute the ratio of the moments of inertia $I_1/I_2$ for the two cases.

  • A
    $I_1/I_2 = 8$
  • B
    $I_1/I_2 = 4$
  • C
    $I_1/I_2 = 2$
  • D
    $I_1/I_2 = 1$

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