CIRCULAR MOTION

CIRCULAR MOTION
1.

FOUNDAMENTAL

PARAMETRE

OF

CIRCULAR

MOTION

1.1

Radius vector : The vector joining the centre of the circle and the center of the particle performing circular
motion is called radius vector.
It has constant magnitude and variable direction

1.2

Angular displacement (
or )
The angle described by radius vector is called angular displacement.
Infinitesimal angular displacement is a vector quantity. However, finite angular
displacement is a scalar quantity.

Y
r

S.I Unit Radian

0

Dimension : M L T

P'

1
O

360
1 radian =
2

No. Of revolution =

In 1 revolution = 360

In N revolution = 360 N = 2N radian

Clockwise rotation is taken as negative

Anticlockwise rotation is taken as positive

angular dispalcement
2

= 2 radian

EXAMPLE BA SED ON ANGULAR DISP

ALCEMENT
DISPALCEMENT
Ex.1 If a particle complete one and half revolution along the circumference of a circle then its angular
displacement is (2)

(1) 0

(3) 2

(4) 2

Sol. (4) = 3
1.3

Angular velocity (
)

The rate of change of angular displacement with time is called angular velocity.

It is a vector quantity.

The angle traced per unit time by the radius vector is called angular speed.

Instantaneous angular velocity = = lim

t 0

2 1
Average angular velocity = t t = t
2
1

S.I. Unit

: rad/sec

Dimension

: M0L0T1

or =

d
dt