Question: Two thin circular discs, one with a mass m and radius a , and the other with a mass 4 m and radius 2 a

Two thin circular discs, one with a mass m and radius a, and the other with a mass 4m and radius 2a, are rigidly fixed by a massless, rigid rod of length l=22a through their centers. This assembly is laid on a firm, flat surface. The discs are set rolling without slipping on the surface, such that the entire assembly rotates about the axis of the rod with an angular speed .
Consider the following additional details:
The rod is horizontal and lies along the x-axis, with the center of the smaller dis at the origin.
The center of the larger disc is located at x=22a.
The z-axis is perpendicular to the plane of the discs and the flat surface.
The assembly rolls in the x-y plane without slipping, meaning that the velocity o the point of contact with the ground is zero at any instant.
The assembly's angular momentum about the point O(the origin) is denoted as vec(L). We need to analyze the motion and angular momentum properties of this complex rolling system. Determine which of the following statements are true:
(A) The center of mass of the assembly rotates about the z-axis with an angular speed of 5.
(B) The magnitude of the angular momentum of the center of mass of the assembly about the point O is 81ma2.
(C) The magnitude of the angular momentum of the assembly about its center of mass is 172ma2.
(D) The magnitude of the z-component of vec(L) is 55ma2.
 Two thin circular discs, one with a mass m and radius

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