Example 1 · difficulty 2/5
A thin circular ring and a uniform disc have equal masses and equal radii. The ratio of the radius of gyration of the ring to that of the disc, each taken about its own central axis perpendicular to its plane, is:
- A. √2 : 1
- B. 1 : √2
- C. 1 : 2
- D. 2 : 1