
A square plate of mass and side length may either rotate in plane about a point or may rotate by falling towards plane. If and are moments of inertia in the two cases, respectively, find the correct option.




Important Questions on Rigid Body Dynamics I

A door is hinged at one end and is free to rotate about a vertical axis (see the figure). Does its weight cause any torque about this axis? Give a reason for your answer.

Two cylindrical hollow drums of radii and and of common height are rotating with angular velocities (anticlockwise) and (clockwise), respectively. Their axes, fixed are parallel and in a horizontal plane separated by . They are now brought in contact .
(a) Show the frictional forces just after contact.
(b) Identify forces and torques external to the system just after contact.
(c) What would be the ratio of final angular velocities when friction ceases?

A cubical block of side and mass is placed on a horizontal floor. In the arrangement, as shown, force is applied at the end of the plane sheet , which is firmly attached with the block. What should be the minimum value of so that the block may be tipped about an edge?

A thin uniform rod of mass and length is moving translationally with acceleration due to two antiparallel forces, as shown. One of the forces is . Find the maximum value of acceleration for which the rod may move translationally.



Figure shows a lamina in the -plane. Two axes and , pass perpendicular to its plane. Force acts on the plane of lamina at point , as shown. Which of the following options are true? (Point is closer to the -axis than the -axis.)
