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Arjuna JEE (2024)

Center of Mass DPP-02

1. A circular disc of radius 20 cm is cut from one edge 5. A circular hole of radius ‘r’ is made in a disk of
of a larger circular disc of radius 50 cm. The shift of radius ‘R’ and of uniform thickness at a distance ‘a’
center of mass is from the center of the disk. The distance of the new
center of mass from the original center of mass is

(1) 5.7 cm (2) –5.7 cm

(3) 3.2 cm (4) –3.2 cm aR2
(1)
R2 – r 2
2. A uniformly sphere has radius R. A sphere of ar 2
diameter R is cut from its edge as shown. Then the (2)
distance of center of mass of remaining portion from R2 – r 2
the center of mass of the original sphere is
(3)
(
a R2 – r 2 )
2
r

(4)
(
a R2 – r 2 )
2
R
(1) R/7 (2) R/14
(3) 2R/7 (4) R/18 6. In the figure a uniform disc of radius R, from which
a hole of radius R/2 has been cut out from left of the
3. A uniform disc of radius R is put over another center and is placed on right of the center of disc.
uniform disc of radius 2R of same thickness and Find the center of mass of the resulting disc.
density. The peripheries of the two discs touch each
other. The position of their center of mass is
(1) At R/3 from the center of the bigger disc
towards the center of the smaller disc
(2) At R/5 from the center of the bigger disc
towards the center of the smaller disc
(3) At 2R/5 from the center of the bigger disc
towards the center of the smaller disc
(4) At 2R/5 from the center of the smaller disc R
(1) ,0
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4. Distance of the center of mass of a uniform cone of
height ‘h’ and base radius R from the vertex on the R
(2) ,0
line of symmetry is 2
3h h R
(1) (2) (3) ,0
4 4 4
h 2h (4) R, 0
(3) (4)
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7. A semicircular portion of radius ‘r’ is cut from a
uniform rectangular plate as shown in figure. The
distance of center of mass ‘C’ of remaining plate,
from point ‘O’ is
9. A square plate and a circular plate made up of same
material are placed touching each other on
horizontal table. If the side length of square plate is
equal to diameter of the circular plate then the center
of mass of the combination will be

(1) At their point of contact

(2) Inside the circular plate
(3) Inside the square plate
2r 3r (4) Outside the combination
(1) (2)
(3 − ) 2(4 − )
2r 2r
(3) (4)
(4 + ) 3(4 − )

8. A circular disc of radius R is removed from a bigger

circular disc of radius 2R such that the
circumferences of the discs coincide. The center of
mass of the new disc is αR distance from the center
of the bigger disc. The value of α is:
(1) 1/3 (2) 1/2
(3) 1/6 (4) ¼
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Answer Key
1. (2) 6. (3)
2. (2) 7. (4)
3. (2) 8. (1)
4. (1) 9. (3)
5. (2)

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