Today’s Goal

Angular Displacement , Velocity , Acceleration

Centripetal & Tangential Accleration

Centripetal & Centrifugal Force

 Angular Displacement(θ)

Direction of θ by Right Hand Thumb Rule

Note: θ is dimensionless quantity .

S.I unit radian

Relationship between linear displacement (s) and

angular displacement (θ)
 Angular velocity(ω)
Average Angular velocity

Instantaneous Angular Velocity

ω is also axial vector .

Unit of ω is radian/sec
Q1) θ =t2+t+1 find ω i)for first 2 sec ii) at t=2sec
Q2) A particle moves in a circle with constant angular
velocity ω about a point P on its circumference. The angular
velocity of the particle about the centre C of the circle is?
a) 2ω
b) ω/2 C
c) ω
d) Not constant P
C
Relationship with Time Period
and frequency
Q3) The angular speed of a fly wheel making 120
revolution/minute is [CBSE AIPMT 1995]

a) π rad/s
b) 2π rad/s
c) 4π rad/s
d) 4π2 rad/s
Q4) Two particles having mass M and m are moving in
circular path having radius R and r. If their time period are
same then the ratio of angular velocity will be
[CBSE AIPMT 2001]

a) r/R
b) R/r
c) 1
𝑹
d)
𝒓
Q5) Two particles A and B are moving in uniform circular
motion in concentric circles of radii rA and rB with speed vA and
vB respectively. Their time period of rotation is the same. The
ratio of angular speed of A to that of B will be:
[NEET 2019]

a) rB:rA
b) 1:1
c) rA:rB
d) vA:vB
Relationship between Angular velocity(𝝎) and linear
velocity(𝒗)
1.For circular motion 𝝎
𝒗 = 𝒓𝝎

𝒓
2. For any other motion
𝒗⏊ = 𝒓𝝎

3. Vector Form
𝒗=𝝎x𝒓
Q6) A body is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 20 cm. It
has an angular velocity of 10 rad/s. What is its linear velocity
at any point on circular path? [CBSE AIPMT 1996]

a) 20m/s
b) 𝟐 m/s
c) 10 m/s
d) 2 m/s
Angular acceleration(α)
Average Angular acceleration

Instantaneous Angular acceleration

Q7) A rotating wheel changes angular speed from 1800 rpm
to 3000rpm in 20 s. What is the angular acceleration
assuming it to be uniform

a) 6π rad s-2
b) 90π rad s-2
c) 2π rad s-2
d) 4π rad s-2
Q8) A point on the rim of a disc starts circular motion from
rest and after time t,it gains an angular acceleration given by
α=3t2-t. Calculate the angular velocity after 2 s

a) 8 rad s-1
b) 10 rad s-1
c) 6 rad s-1
d) 12 rad s-1
For Constant Angular acceleration
𝝎 + 𝝎𝒐
𝝎 = 𝝎𝒐 + 𝜶𝒕 𝝎 𝒂𝒗𝒈 =
𝟐

𝟏 𝟐 𝝎+𝝎𝒐
𝜽 = 𝝎𝒐𝒕 + 𝜶𝒕 𝜽= ×𝒕
𝟐
𝟐
𝟐 𝟐 𝜶
𝝎 − 𝝎𝒐 = 𝟐𝜶𝜽 𝜽𝒕𝒕𝒉 = 𝝎𝒐 + (𝟐𝒕 − 𝟏)
𝟐
Q9) The wheel of a motor rotates with a constant
acceleration of 4 π rad s-2. If the wheel starts from rest, how
many revolutions will it make in the first 20 second?

a) 100
b) 200
c) 400
d) 800
Centripetal / Radial Acceleration – NOT Angular
1. When a particle is in Uniform Circular Motion, its speed
remains constant.The velocity of particle changes due to
change in direction. The acceleration due to change in
direction of velocity is centripetal Acceleration.

2. Centripetal acceleration is directed towards centre of

Circle & is given as
Q10) A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 cm with constant
speed and time period 0.2πs. The acceleration of the particle
is [CBSE AIPMT 2011]
a) 15 m/s2
b) 25 m/s2
c) 36 m/s2
d) 5 m/s2
Tangential acceleration
1. If speed of particle is also changing in circular
motion, i.e velocity also changes in magnitude, we
have tangential acceleration.
Net acceleration
Q11) The speed of a particle moving in a circle of radius r=4
m varies with time t as v=t2, where t is in second and v is in
m/s. Find the net acceleration at t=2 s

a) 4 m/s2
b) 8 m/s2
c) 4 𝟐 m/s2
d) 2 𝟐 m/s2
Q12) In the given figure, a=15m/s2 represents the total
acceleration of a particle moving in the clockwise direction of
a circle of radius R=2.5m at a given instant of time. The speed
of the particle is [NEET 2016]
a) 4.5 m/s
b) 5.0 m/s
c) 5.7 m/s
d) 6.2 m/s
 𝟐𝟎
Q13) A particle moves along a circle of radius m with
𝝅
constant tangential acceleration. If the velocity of the particle
is 80 m/s at the end of the second revolution after motion has
begin, the tangential acceleration is [CBSE AIPMT 2003]

a) 160 π m/s2
b) 40 m/s2
c) 40 π m/s2
d) 640 π m/s2
Q14) A particle starting from rest, moves in a circle of radius
‘r’. It attains a velocity of Vo m/s in the nth round. Its angular
acceleration will be, [NEET ODISHA 2019]

a) Vo2/(4πnr) rad/s2
b) Vo/n rad/s2
c) Vo2/(2πnr2) rad/s2
d) Vo2/(4πnr2) rad/s2
 Centripetal Force(Fc)
When a particle moves in circular path, a centripetal
acceleration is present. This centripetal acceleration(𝒂𝒄)
is directed along the radius towards the centre of circle.
As there can be no acceleration without a Force. A
centripetal Force acts on particle along the radius
towards the centre of circle.
Q15) A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m with a
velocity of 36 km/hr. The centripetal force is
[CBSE AIPMT 1999]
a) 1000 N
b) 5000 N
c) 2500 N
d) 1250N
1) Work done by Centripetal Force(Fc) is zero.
W = F.S = F S Cosθ S
Θ = 90
W=0 F

2) Change in K.E. = 0 .

Vi = V F
Speed do not change due to FC
Q16) When a body moves with a constant speed along a
circle
[CBSE AIPMT 1994]
a) No work is done on it.
b) No acceleration is produced in it.
c) Its velocity remains constant
d) No force acts on it.
Centripetal Force is NOT a new kind of Force.
Some or the other Force acts as Centripetal
Force
1. Revolution of Earth around Sun

FG = FC

1. A particle tied to string and whirled in horizontal

circle.
T = FC
Q17) The tangential speed of lighter stone is n times that of
the value of heavier stone when they experience same
centripetal forces. The value of n is
[CBSE AIPMT 2015]

a) 4
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
Q18) One end of string of length 𝒍 is connected to a particle
of mass m and the other end is connected to a small peg on a
smooth horizontal table. If the particle moves in circle with
speed 𝒗, the net force on the particle (directed towards
centre) will be (T represents the tension in the string)
[ 2017 ]
𝒎𝒗𝟐
a) 𝑻 + 𝒍𝟐
𝒎𝒗
b) 𝑻 − 𝒍
c) 𝒛𝒆𝒓𝒐
d) 𝑻
 Centrifugal Force - Pseudo Force
1. Centrifugal Force is applied only
when observer is in rotating frame
Q19) The string will break if the tension is more than 25 N.
What is the maximum speed with which the ball can be
moved?
[CBSE AIPMT 1998]

a) 5 m/s
b) 3 m/s
c) 14 m/s
d) 3.92 m/s
Q20) A gramophone record is revolving with an angular
velocity 𝝎 . A coin is placed at a distance r from the centre of
the record. The static coefficient of friction is 𝝁. The coin will
revolve with the record if [CBSE AIPMT 2010]
a) 𝒓 = 𝒎𝒈𝝎𝟐
𝝎𝟐
b) 𝒓 < 𝒎𝒈
𝝁𝒈
c) 𝒓 ≤ 𝝎𝟐
𝝁𝒈
d) 𝒓 ≥ 𝝎𝟐
Death Well or Rotor
Q21)The minimum angular velocity needed for the cylinder
to keep the block stationary .(g=10 m/s2)
[NEET 2019]

a) 10π rad/s
b) √10 rad/s
c) 10/(2π) rad/s
d) 10 rad/s
Concical Pendulum
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