
A cyclist is moving on a circular path with a constant speed, the value of normal reaction for the complete path


Important Questions on Work, Energy and Power


A small block slides down from the top of hemisphere of radius as shown in the figure. The height at which the block will lose contact with the surface of the sphere is . (Assume there is no friction between the block and the hemisphere)


(Take the radius of the drum to be 1.25 m and its axle to be horizontal) :






A ball is released from rest from point of a smooth semi-spherical vessel as shown in figure. The ratio of the centripetal force and normal reaction on the ball at point is while angular position of point is with respect to point . Which of the following graphs represent the correct relation between and when ball goes from to ?


A particle is released on a vertical smooth semicircular track from point so that, makes angle from the vertical (see figure). The normal reaction of the track on the particle vanishes at the point where makes an angle with the horizontal. Then

A body initially at rest and sliding along a frictionless track from a height (as shown in the figure) just completes a vertical circle of diameter . The height is equal to,

A bullet of , moving with velocity , collides head-on with the stationary bob of a pendulum and recoils with velocity . The length of the pendulum is and mass of the bob is . The minimum value of , so that the pendulum describes a circle. (Assume the string to be inextensible and )


A sphere of mass is attached to a spring of spring constant and is held in unstretched position over an inclined plane as shown in the figure. After letting the sphere go, find the maximum length by which the spring extends, given the sphere only rolls.

A large block of wood of mass is hanging from two long massless cords. A bullet of mass is fired into the block and gets embedded in it. The (block bullet) then swing upwards, their center of mass rising a vertical distance before the (block bullet) pendulum comes momentarily to rest at the end of its arc. The speed of the bullet just before the collision is: (Take )





