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Ch-04: Circular Motion

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 Today’s Goal
Angular Displacement
Angular Velocity
Angular Acceleration
Centripetal & Tangential Accleration
 Angular Displacement(θ)

θ is measured in radians or degrees.

𝟐𝝅 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 → 𝟑𝟔𝟎𝒐

𝝅 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 → 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝒐
Note: θ is an axial vector
Direction of θ by Right Hand Thumb
Rule

Note: θ is dimensionless quantity

Relationship between linear displacement
(s) and angular displacement (θ)
𝑨𝒓𝒄
𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 =
𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒔
Angular velocity(ω)

Average Angular velocity

Instantaneous Angular Velocity

Q) θ =t2+t+1 find ω i)for first 2 sec ii) at t=2sec
Q) 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) ω
d) Not constant
ω is also axial vector

Unit of ω is radian/sec

Relationship with Time Period

Relationship with frequency
Q) 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
Q) 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
Q) Two racing cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of
radii r1 and r2 respectively. Their speeds are such that each
makes a complete circle in the same time t. The ratio of the
angular speeds of the first to the second car is
[CBSE AIPMT 1999]
a) r1:r2
b) m1:m2
c) 1:1
d) m1m2:r1r2
Q) 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)
Q) 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
1.For circular motion
𝒗 = 𝒓𝝎

2. For any other motion

𝒗⏊ = 𝒓𝝎
3. Vector Form
𝒗=𝝎x𝒓
Angular acceleration(α)
Average Angular acceleration

Instantaneous Angular acceleration

Q) 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
Q) 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=3t-t2. Calculate the angular velocity after 2 s

a) 20/3 rad s-1

b) 10/3 rad s-1
c) 20 rad s-1
d) 5/3 rad s-1
For Constant Angular acceleration

𝝎 = 𝝎𝒐 + 𝜶𝒕
𝟏 𝟐
𝜽 = 𝝎𝒐 + 𝜶𝒕
𝟐
𝝎𝟐 − 𝝎𝒐𝟐 = 𝟐𝜶𝜽
Additional Formulae

𝝎+𝝎𝒐
1. 𝜽 = 𝟐
×𝒕

𝒕𝒉 𝜶
2. 𝜽𝒕 = 𝝎𝒐 + (𝟐𝒕 − 𝟏)
𝟐
Q) The wheel of a motor rotates with a constant acceleration
of 4 rad s-2. If the wheel starts from rest, how many
revolutions will it make in the first 20 second?

a) 100
b) 130
c) 160
d) 200
Q) The wheel of a car, accelerated uniformly from rest,
rotates through 1.5 rad during the first second. Find the
angle rotated during the next second
a) 1.5 rad
b) 3 rad
c) 4.5 rad
d) 6 rad
Centripetal Acceleration
1. When a particle is in Uniform Circular Motion, its
speed remains constant.

2. The velocity of particle changes due to change in

direction.

3. The acceleration due to change in direction of

velocity is centripetal Acceleration.
4. Centripetal acceleration is directed towards centre of
Circle & is given as
Q) 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 as
well as direction, we have tangential acceleration.
Relationship between tangential acceleration
(𝒂𝒕)and angular acceleration(𝜶)
Net acceleration
Q) A car is travelling long a circular curve that has a radius of
64 m. If it’s speed is 16 m/s and it’s increasing uniformly at 3
m/s2.Determine the magnitude of acceleration of car.
a) 9 m/s2
b) 3√3 m/s2
c) 4 m/s2
d) 5 m/s2
Q) The speed of a particle moving in a circle of radius r=2 m
varies with time t as v=t2, where t is in second and v is in
m/s. Find the radial, tangential and net acceleration at t=2 s
Q) The angular velocity of a particle moving in a circle of
radius 1 m varies with time t as ω=2t. Find the radial,
tangential, net and angular acceleration at t=2 sec.
Q) A particle moves in a circle of radius 0.5 m at a speed that
uniformly increases. Find the angular acceleration of particle
if its speed changes from 2.0 m/s to 4.0 m/s in 4.0 s
a) 0.1 rad/s2
b) 1 rad/s2
c) 2 rad/s2
d) 4 rad/s2
Q) 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
Q) A particle starts from rest and moves in a circular path of
𝟒
radius m. If it’s angular acceleration is 2π rad/s2.Find the
𝝅
velocity of particle after 2nd round.

a) 4 m/s
b) 8 m/s
c) 16 m/s
d) 32 m/s
 𝟐𝟎
Q) 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
Q) 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
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