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Mass Moment :M = me CENTRE OF MASS OF A SYSTEM OF 'N' DISCRETE PARTICLES CENTRE OF MASS OF A CONTINUOUS MASS DISTRIBUTION xdm yd zdm = —— am dm dm dm = M (mass of the body) CENTRE OF MASS OF SOME COMMON SYSTEMS Assystem of two point masses m,F, = Mgr, a ‘The centre of mass lies closer to the heavier mass. “a a ma Rectangular pate (By symmetry) ] L & L % 2 2 ‘Atviangular plate (By qualitative argument) bh at the centroid: y= 5 Asemi-circularring semi-circular disc R 2 x Asolid hemisphere 3R ee Acircular cone (solid) nh MG circular cone (hollow) ih bh Meg a MOTION OF CENTRE OF MASS AND CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM Velocity of centre of mass of system my 8 my HE my em, v at at at at MyVy +My Vy Ms V5. +m Va ‘om a Pee Pra = M vou Acceleration of centre of mass of system 1m, ny 2. my 8. tm, a at at at Pat = MiB HM pap + Mggvnnes FMA “m M M _ Netforceonsystem _ Net External Force-+Netinternal Force _ Net Extemal Force ™ mi u Fen = Maem IMPULSE Impulse of a force F action on a bodyis defined as Fat uP (impulse - momentum theorem) Important points 1 2 Gravitational force and spring force are always non-impulsive. ‘An impulsive force can only be balanced by another impulsive force. COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION (6) Impulse of reformation _F' Velocity of separation along line of impact Impulse of deformation = Fyat e Velocity of approach along line of impact, @ e Impulse of Reformation = Impulse of Deformation Velocity of separation = Velocity of approach Kinetic Energy may be conserved Elastic collision Impulse of Reformation = 0 Velocity of separation = 0 Kinetic Energy is not conserved Porfactly Inelastic collision. © o

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