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Three particles, each of mass $m$ gram, are situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ side $l \mathrm{~cm}$ (as shown in the figure). The moment of inertia of the system about a line $\mathrm{AX}$ perpendicular to $A B$ and in the plane of $A B C$, in gram $\mathrm{cm}^2$ units will be:
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$\frac{5}{4} m l^2$
According to the question
$$
\begin{aligned}
I_{A X} & =m l^2+m\left(\frac{l}{2}\right)^2 \\
& =m l^2+\frac{5}{4} \\
& =\frac{5}{4} m l^2
\end{aligned}
$$
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