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E] Simple Problems line forms an arc of a what isis sthe
circle, what
through 10°. If the radius
* A r a i l w a y line of length 31
4m is to curve
Ans. 180 m
4 Aflywheel rotates at 1200 rev/min. Find its (a) frequency, (b) angular speed, (c) time period and
o05
(d) stime
(d) r001 s
of curvature?
(b)1256 rad/s (c) 005
required
[Ans. (a) 20 r.p.s
to turn through 72°. of each of them.
hands. Find the angular speed
3. electric clock provides three Second, 1 0467 x 10-1.
An

Hour, 1 454 x 10-4;

[Ans.
Min, 1 746 X 10°,
10 [Ans. 7 27 x
'rad/s
the daily rotation of the earth. rad/s]
4. Find the angular velocity of the Sun appears motionless. Ei
west on the equator,
5. the passengers of an aeroplane, flying
from east to
o
and take equatorial
radius Or the earth 6000 km =

velocity of the aeroplane. Neglect the height of the aeroplane

e
LAns. 1570 km/hr
It takes 100 min for one complete
km above its surface.
6. A satellite revolves in a circular orbit around the earth 500
radius 6000 km.
=

Oaton, calculate its angular and linear speed assuming the earth's
[Ans. 1047 x 10 rad/s, 6'806 km/kl
wheel is 3 times greater than that of a point 7 x 102 m
T h e inear velocity of a point on the rim of a rotating [Ans. 021 m]
closer to the wheel axle. Find the diameter of the wheel.
8. A fly-wheel of radius 0:50 m increases its speed from 720r.p.m to 1440 r.p.m. in l min. Calculate (a) its angular
acceleration in rad/s* and (b) linear acceleration in m/s of a point on its rim. [Ans. (a) 1256 rad/s* (b) 0'628 m/s
to 1200
r.p.m. in 2s, calculate (a) the angular
9 Ifa wheel revolving at 1800 r.p.m. slows down uniformly
acceleration of the wheel and (b) the number of revolutions it makes in this time. [Ans. 10T rad/s, 50 rev]
10. A wheel starts from rest and accelerates uniformly to reach the angular speed 30 rad/s at the end of 15th

revolution. Determine the angular acceleration of the wheel. Ans. 477 rad/s]
11. A fan while rotating at 1500 rp.m. is switched off. It then slows down uniformly and executes 150 revolutions
before it comes to a stop. In how much time the fan stops after it has been switched off? [Ans. 12 s
12. A body revolving with a constant angular acceleration of 5rad/s possesses an angular velocity of 300 rev/
min at the instant t=0. (a) Find the time during which it attains an angular velocity of 900 rev/min. (b) Also find the
time required by the body to perform 1207 revolutions after the instant f = 0. [Ans. (a) 4ts, (b) 87s)
13. A wheel of radius 8 x 102 m starts from rest and accelerates uniformly. Find the linear acceleration of a point
on its rim, if it attains a linear velocity of 120 m/s at the end of 10th revolution of the wheel. [Ans. 01433 m/s
14. A body of mass 50 x 10 kg is moving in a circle of diameter 100 m at an angular speed of 360 r.p.m. Calculate
(a) its centripetal acceleration and (b) the centripetal force acting on it. Ams. (a) 7108 m/s?, (b) 3554 N]
15. To a first approximation the electron of a hydrogen atom moves in a circular orbit of diameter 10 x10-10 m
with linear velocity 22 x10 m/s. Find its centripetal acceleration. [Ans. 968 x 102 m/s]
16. The radius of the earth is 6000 km. Find the centripetal acceleration on a point on the equator due to the earth's
rotation. U.E.E. 98] [Ans. 317x 10
17. A point starts from rest and moves in a circle of radius 0'20 m with uniform angular acceleration. The linear
ms1
velocity of the point is 0 20 m/s at the end of the tenth revolution. kind the centripetal acceleration of the point at the
instant = 20 s after it starts moving
Ans. 51 x 10 m/s]
18. Compute the force exerted inward on a ball weighing 6 kg at
any particular instant while it is
of radius 030 m and revolving at 100 rp.m. describing a circle
[Ans. 197:4 N]
19, A tram car weighing 6 metric ton travels round a curve of radius 120 m with a speed of 15 km p.h. Find the
force with which the wheels press laterally against the rails.
[Ans. 868 N
20, A body lies on a horizontal disc at a aistance or U'l0m irom the centre. The disc rotates about a
aaesing throuch its centre at 60 r.p.m. What should be the co-efficient of friction between the vertical axis
body and the disc so that
the body will not slide off the disc?
[Ans. 2 04024]
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small coin is placed on a gramophone disc at a distance of 7x 102 m from the axis of rotation. When the
21. A smal
ation of the disc is gradually increased, the coin begins to slide outwards when the rate reaches 60 revolutions
culate the rate of rotation for which sliding would commence if the coin is placed 0 12 m from the axis.
perminute. Calc

[H.S. 031 Ans. 458 rpm

gramophone on a record a a distance of 010 m from the centre. If 03 is the co-efficient
2 A body is restüng
the body and the record, calculate the maximum value of rps of the record for which the body will
fcrion between
o frnctiont
[H.S. '051 [Ans. 0863 rps]
not fly away.
inclination with the vertical?
a A cyclist travels round a circular path of radius 20 m at 18 km/hr. What is his
23
LH.S. 781 [Ans. 7:3°1
Assume that
the cycle along with the cyclist lies on a plane.)
for speeds of 70 km/hr?
(Asus

the proper angle for banking a road around a curve of 60 m radius to allow
24 What is [Ans. 32:73)

road has of radius 40 m. If at the curve the road is 4 m wide and its outer edge is 0'80
25, A mountain
a curve
[Ans. 3188 km/hr]
inner edge, find the maximum speed for which the curve is intended.
m higher than the mass of the train is 10°
unbanked circular bend of radius 30 m at a speed of 54 kmh1. The
26. A train rounds an outeror inner rails? Which
for this purpose? The engine or the rails? The
k What provides the centripetal force required What is the angle of banking required to prevent wearing
out of
wear out faster, the outer or the inner rail?
rail will
[NCERT (New)] [Ans. 37-43]
the rails? horizontal
horizontal arm 0'6096 m long is driven by a vertical shaft and makes 600 r.p.m in
27. In a machine, a
vertical
force on the
attached to he free end of the arm. Find out the force on the block and the
plane. A 4 536 kg block is J.E.E. '73]Ans. 1-092 x 10* N; 1-092 x 10 N]
shaft due to rotation of the block.
10- kg lies on a smooth horizontal plane and is tied by a string of length 9 x 102 m
28. A ball of weight 15 x
then what is the tension
uniformly about the nail at 10 r.p.m. keeping the string always taut,
to a nail. If the ball rotates
H.S '821Ans.147 x 10-3 N]
in the string? (Assume T = 98)
the lower end of a string 4 m long. along a circular path
It revolves
29. A mass of 60 x 10-3 kg is attached to
end of the string. Calculate
below the point of attachment ofthe upper
ata uniform rate in a horizontal plane 32 m vertically
the tension in the string and the time taken by the mass
to describe one complete circle.
J.E.E. '81] (Ans. 0 735 N, 3:59s]
end is fixed to
inextensible string of length 1:30 m whose upper
30. A sphere of mass 0-200 kg is attached to an revolution
radius 0 50 m. Calculate the time period of one
tDe ceiling. The sphere is made to describe a horizontal circle of
[.L.T 74] [Ans. 22 s, 2 12 N]
and the tension in the
string force of magnitude.
l. A particle
of mass m is moving in a horizontal circle of radius R under centripetal
where K is a constant. Find out its kinetic energy. H.S. '1 As.
a circular path of radius 40 m. If it is moving with a
3 automobile of 1200 kg has to take a turn on
An mass
automobile.
[H.S '11] [Ans. 3 x 10* N]
Ecd of 10 ms, calculate the centrifugal force acting on the
F Harder Problems
from 25 to 50 km/hr in 5 s. Calculate the
An automobile having wheels of diameter 0:80 m changes its speed [Ans. 3:47 rad/s?]
angular acceleration of the wheel.
moves one twentieth as fast as that of the minute hand. What
hand
ha a n electric clock, the extremity of the hour [Ans. 006 m]
ength ofthe hour hand if the minute hand is 0 10 m long?
the earth's surface at a latitude of 60°. Given earth's
k ETine the linear velocity of revolution of points on
radius [Ans. 785 km/hr]
=
6O00 km.
4.
from rest and moves along a circle of radius 0 40 m with a constant linear acceleration of0' 10
s'.Find ieStarts
the time required
t after the motion begins for the centripetal
acceleration of the particle to be (a) equal
to the
linear [Ans. (a) 2 s (b) 2828 s]
acceleration (b) twice the linear acceleration.
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with5.the A cylindrical
upper part of steel drum,
the inner diameter
wall 020round
is carried m, rotates
with about its axis
the drum which
if the is vertical.
rate of rotation A small steel
exceeds body in contact
200 revolutions per

minute, but falls at lower rates. Find the co-efficient of limiting friction between the steel surfaces.
London University] [Ans. 0 2235]
6. A man whirls a stone round his head on the end of a string 1:5 m long. Can the string be in a horizontal plane?
If the stone has a mass of 0300 kg and the string will snap if the tension in it exceeds 6 N, what is the smallest angle
the string can make with the horizontal? What is then the speed of the stone ? (Take g = 10 m/s

[Ans. No ; 30°; 4 74 m/s]

7. A rough horizontal circular disc is rotating with uniform angular velocity o about a fixed vertical axis through
its centre. Two bodies of masses M and m lie on the disc and are at rest relative to it, being on the same radius but
at a distance a and 3a respectively from the centre. They are connected by a light inextensible string of length 2a and
the coefficient of friction between either the bodies and disc is u. Show that both the bodies are on the verge of slipping
outwards if
2 = 48{M+m)
a(M+3m)
Find also an expression for the corresponding tension in the string. Ans.T2m
8. Two bobs of masses 6 m and 10 m are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string which passes over
a frictionless ring at O. The lighter bob describes a horizontal circle about the heavier bob (which remains stationary
)
at as
centre. Show that OC =where a is the length of the string and the time period ofrevolution of the lighter
bob is 2 whereg is the acceleration due to gravity.
9. A rubber ring is forced the rim of
a wheel of a diameter
on
0 80 m. The wheel is then rotated about its axis
at an increasing ring
rate. The just becomes
slack on the wheel when it is rotating at 1200
r.p.m. What was the strain
in the rubber before the wheel started rotation ? Given that, for
rubber, Young's modulus Y 5'5 x 108 N/m and the =

density p = 950 kg/m

Ans. 4 36x 103]
10. A cyclist negotiates a curve of radius 25 m road, which is banked at a angle of 13° to the horizontal. If
on a

the co-effecient of friction between the tyres and the road is 0'6, determine the greatest
the
speed at which the can cyclist
negotiate curve without skidding and his inclination to the vertical at
this speed.
(Hints: Three forces are acting on the system [Ans. 55 33 km/hr; 44
of the cycle and the cyclist. viz.
(1) normal reaction acting through the point of contact between the
(2) friction through the same point and tyre and road,
(3) weight of the system through the c.g. of the
system.]
11. A string of length 1 m is fixed at one end and
carries a mass of 100
2/t revolutions per second around a vertical axis 0 kg at the other end. The string makes
through the fixed end. Calculate the
velocity of the mass. [I.I.T '76] [Ans.angle inclination
of the string with the vertical and the linear of
12. A large mass M and a small mass m
hang at the two ends of a 52 23°, 3'16 m/s]
tube as shown in the fig. The mass m moves string that passes through a smooth
around a circular
The length of the string from m to the path which lies in a
horizontal plane.
top of the tube is I and 6is
vertical. What should be the frequency of rotation of the angle this
the mass m so that length makes with the
the mass M remains
stationary?
13. A sphere of radius is initially r
spinning around its axis
U.LT 78 ns. M
horizontal. When dropped on a surface with with angular
(a)What is the final
a
coefficient of friction velocity
@. The axis is
linear velocity 4, it slips and
of
b)What the distance it travels beforethe
then rolls without
is
center of mass? slippi"*s
achieving this velocity?
.E.E. 00] Ans. 2ro
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Multiple
Choice Questions [MCQ]
G Twa narücles ofequal
equal masses are revolving in circular paths of radii r and r, respectively with the same angular
1. Two particles of
velocity.
ratio
Ther oftheir centripetalforce will be-
(a) 6)
LAFMCPune) '01]
2 A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of constant radius r such that its centripetal acceleration a,

is Varving with time as ac = kr* where k is a constant. The power delivered to the particle by the force acting on it

(a) 2xmkr (b) mkt mk (d) zero [IIT 94

by a certain centripetal force F. If
3. A particle moves with a constant speed of certain radius r and is acted upon
the angular speed is doubled, keeping the
radius same, the new force wil be
(a) 2F (b) F/2 (c) 4F (d) F2
[Haryana CET '01]
speed. If the
4. A stone tied to the end of a string 0 80 m long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant
stone makes 25 revolutions in 14 sec, what is the magnitude of acceleration of the stone?
(a) 6'80 m/s2 (b) 7 20 m/s2 (c)860 m/s (d) 9-90 m/s2
[AIMS '01
5. A body is revolving with uniform speed v in a circle of radius r The tangential acceleration is

(a) vlr 6) vIr (c) d/r (d) zero

[Haryana CET '01]
6. Two particles having masses M and m are moving in a circular path having radiiR and r respectively. If their

periods are same, then the ratio of angular velocities will be

(a) b)R (c)1 (d)Rlr

[CBSE PMT '00]
7. The angular velocity of the seconds-hand in a watch is
(a) 0053 rad/s (b) 0 210 rad/s (c) 0 105 rad/s (d) 0-42 rad/s
[AFCM Pune 00]
8. The angular speed of a fly-wheel making 120 revolutions /minute is
(a) T rad/s b) 2T rad/s (c) 47 rad/s (d) 4T2 rad/s.
[Pb PMT *99]
A body is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 020 m. It has an angular velocity of 10 rad/s. What is the
Ancar
velocity at any point of the circular path?
(a) 10 m/s (b) 2 m/s (c) 20 m/s d)2m/s
circle of radius R depends the distance covered
A The
as.
kinetic energy K of a particle moving along a on s as

The force acting on the

(a) 2 as/ R
particle is (c) 2 as (d) 2 aR/s [MNR 92]
(b) 2 as (1+ sR)i2
11.The earth (mass =6x 102 kg) revolves around the sun with an angular velocityof 2 x 107 rad/sec in a circular

s 1'5 x 10 km. The force exerted by the sun on the earth is

(a) 6x 10°N (b) 18 x 10 N (c)36x 102IN (d) 27 x 10°N
[AFMC(Pune) *99]
A motor car is moving with a speed of 30 m/s on a circular track of radius 500 m. Its speed is increasing at
ne rate of 2 ms2. What will
be its1resultant acceleration?
(a) 2:5 m/s2 (c) 2 m/s2 (d) 4'5 m/s2
(b) 27 m/s2
[Rajasthan PET '96
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is rotating in a circular path of radius r with constant The
speed. The work.
UNT-JID
work done ini one
13. A body of mass 0'100 kg
complete revolution is
(a) zero (b) 100 rJ (c) J (d) 100J

For a body moving with constant speed in a horizontal circle, which of the following remains conet
AFMC (Pune) '981
14 (c)centripetal force (d) kinetic
nstant?
(a)velocity (b) acceleration energy
MP PET 7
15. If the radii of circular paths of two particles of same masses are in the ratio of 1:2, then in order to have
same
centripetal force, their velocities should be in the ratio of
(a)1: 2 (b) 2 1 (c)41 (d) 1:4 [AIIMS "96
16. A stone of mass 1 kg tied to the end of a string of length 1 m is whirled in a horizontal circle with a uniform
angular velocity of 2 rad/s. The tension in the string is
(a) 2 N (b) 0*5 N (c) 4 N (d) 0 25 N
[Pb CET 98
7 . lf a cyclist moving with a speed of 4:9 m/s on a level road can take a sharp circular turn of radius 4 m, then
co-efficient of friction between the cycle tyres and road is
(a) 041 (b) 0'51 (c) 061 (d) 071

18, A coin is
[AFMC(Pune) 01]
placed on a gramophone record rotating at a speed of 45 r.p.m. It flies away when the rotational speed
is 50r.p.m. If two such coins are
placed one over the other on the same record, both of them will fly away when rotational
speed is
(a) 100 r.p.m. b) 25 r.p.m. (c) 12:5 r.p.m (d) 50 r.p.m.
[MP PET 96]
19. A flywheel gains a speed of 540 r.p.m. in 6 s. Its angular acceleration is
(a) 37t rad/s2 (b) 97 rad/s?
(c) 18Trad/s? (d) 547 rad/s2
CET Karnataka '01]
20. A stone of mass 1 kg tied to one end of a
string of length 1 m is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant
speed of 2 rad/s. Tension of the string is
(a) 0'5 N (b) 1 N (c) 2 N (d) 4N
[CET Haryana "98)
21. The maximum speed with which a car can be driven round a
curve of radius 18 m without skidding (when g8
= 10 m/s and the coefficient of friction between rubber
tyres and roadway is 02) is
(a) 36 km/h (b) 18 km/h (c) 216 km/h (d) 14:4 km/h
22. A body is revolving with a uniform speed v in a circle of radius r. The
(a) zero (b) vr tangential acceleration is
(c) or (d) 2
[CET Haryana '99)
23. A stone of mass 16 kg is attached to a string 144 m
long and is whirled in a horizontal circle. The maximum
tension the string can stand is 16 N. The maximum speed that can be
(a) 12 m/s
given to the stone without breaking it will
(b) 16 m/s
(c) 20 m/s (d) 14 m/s
CET Haryana 94
24. A cyclist goes round a circular track of
circumference 343 in
vertical is
m
22 s. The angle made by him wtn

(a) 42 (b) 43
(c) 45° (d) 44
[CET Karnataka '96)
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wheel of radius 4 m completes one revolution in two seconds, then acceleration of the cvcle is

25. Tf a cycle (b) 47 m/s2 (c) 2r m/s2 (d) 4 m/s

(a) T m/s2
Pb PMT '951
with speed of 150 m/s with its wings banked at an angle of 12, What
aircraft executes a horizontal loop
a
26, An
9:8 m/s2)
radius of the loop? (Take g
=

is the (b) 74 km (c) 96 km d) 10'8 km

(a) 58 km
ICET Karnataka '971

takes around turn of radius 50 m with a speed of 36 km/h.The centripetal force is

27. A 500 kg car
(c) 1000N (d) 1200 N
(a) 250 N (b) 750 N
[AFMC (Pune) *98]
steel body in contact
about its axis which is vertical. A small
cylindrical steel drum, diameter 20 cm,
rotates
28. A
rotation exceeds 200 revolutions per
carried round with the drum if the rate of
with the upper part of the inner wall is between the steel surfaces
rates. Find the co-efficient of limiting friction
minute, but falls at lower (d) 044
(b) 033 (c) 011
(a) 0 22
44 rad/sec. If the radius of
of radius 0'8 m with angular velocity of
29. A 2 kg mass is rotating on a circular path
will be
the path becomes 1 m, then angular velocity (d) 35 26 rad/s
(b) 19 28 rad/s (c) 28 16 rad/s
(a) 8 12 rad/s
CET Karnataka 00
in I minute. The angular
axis. When power is cut off. it comes to rest
30. A wheel is rotating at 900 r.p.m. about its
retardation in rad/s2 is
(c) tl6 (d) t/8 [MP PET '99]
(a) t/2 b) t/4
0'5 m.
to the end of a string having length (L)
31. A ball of mass (m) 0'5 kg is attached maximum tension that
about vertical axis. The
The ball is rotated on a horizontal circular path of ball (in rad/
value of angular velocity
the string can bear is 324 N. The maximum possible
s) 1s
(a) 9 (b) 18 m

(d) 36 [LI.T '1]

(c) 27 36 km/h. He has to lean from the vertical
32. A cyclist moving in acircular track of radius 80 m with a velocity v =

approximately through an angle (Take g 10 ms)

=

(a) tan (4) (b) tan () (C)tan ( (d) tanR

J.E.E. '07]
it.
33. An athlet throws a discus from rest to final angular velocity of 15 rad/s in 0'270 s before releasing During
Acceleration of discuss before it is released is.....ms2.
acceleration discus moves a circular arc of radius 0 810
m.

(b) 182 (c) 187 (d) 192 J.E.E. '07]

(a) 45

Harder MCa
1. Twodiscs are mounted0 40mapart on an axle. The axle with discs rotates with uniform angular velocity of 3000
that
The hole in the second disc is displaced with respect to
Tp.m. A bullet flying parallel to the axle pierces both the discs.
in the first one by an angle of 18°. What was the velocity of the bullet?
(b) 500 m/s (c) 400 m/s (d) 300 m/s
(a) 200 m/s
What should be the radius of the loop so that the
2 An aeroplane flying at a speed of 600 km p.h. loops loop.
a

seat is 10 times his weight ?

ax mum force pressing the pilot against the (c) 305 mn (d) 415 m
(a) 310 m b) 315 mn
constant speed of 10 m/s. A plumb
bob
3. A car is moving circular horizontal track of radius 10 m with a
in a
the rod with the track.
Suspended from the roof of the car by a light rigid rod of length 10 m. Find the angle made by
Given 10
g =
ms (c) 60° (d) 45° .I.T '921
(a) zero (b) 30
280 , ELEMENTS OF PHYSICS UNIT-III
44. Anobject is being weighed on a spring balance in arailway wagon going round a curveofradius 625 m, at aspeed
of 90 km p.h. The object has a weight of 10
kg. What is the reading on the spring balance?
(a) 1050 kg (b) 995 kg (c) 1005 kg (d) 9:50 kg
L is filled
.A tube oflength completely with an incompressible liquid
The tube is then rotated in a horizontal
of mass M and closed at both the ends.
plane about one of its ends with a uniform angular velocity Find the force
exerted by the liquid at the other end.
(a) MLo/2 (b) MLo
(c) MLo14 (d) ML2o/2 [.I.T '92]
. Four balls of mass 5 kg cach are turn-table and
placed on the top of a horizontal fastened
Im together with four strings, each 1 m long to form a square of side 1m. The axis of rotation
passes through the centre of the square. Find the tensions in the strings when the turn-table is
Im rotated at the rate of 30/T revolutions minute. per
Sum no. 6 (a) 05 N (b) 2:5 N (c) 15 N (d) 2:0 N LI.T '7o]

Answer of MCO
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. b) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (c)
31. (d) 32. (d)
30. (a)
33. (a)

Answer of Harder MC@ o

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b)