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A thin plank of mass m is kept on two rollers such that the centre of mass of the plank is midway between the points of contact with the rollers. Friction is sufficient everywhere to prevent slipping. A force F whose magnitude can be varied is applied parallel to the plank as shown in the figure.
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Important Questions on Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

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A disk and a sphere of same radius but different masses roll off on two inclined planes of the same altitude and length. Which one of the two objects gets to the bottom of the plane first?
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A homogeneous solid cylindrical roller of radius R and mass M is pulled on a cricket pitch by a horizontal force. Assuming rolling without slipping, angular acceleration of the cylinder is:
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A circular disc reaches from top to bottom of an inclined plane of length L. When it slips down the plane, it takes time  t1. When it rolls down the plane, it takes time t2. The value of t2t1 is 3x. The value of x will be
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A horizontal force F is applied at the centre of mass of a cylindrical object of mass m and radius R, perpendicular to its axis as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction between the object and the ground is μ. The centre of mass of the object has an acceleration a. The acceleration due to gravity is g. Given that the object rolls without slipping, which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?

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A ring and a disc are initially at rest, side by side, at the top of an inclined plane which makes an angle 60° with the horizontal. They start to roll without slipping at the same instant of time along the shortest path. If the time difference between their reaching the ground is 2-310 s, then the height of the top of the inclined plane (in meters) is __________. Take g=10 m s-2.
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A solid cylinder of mass 'm' and radius 'r' starts rolling down an inclined plane of inclination θ.If the friction is just enough to prevent slipping. the speed of its centre of mass after it has descended through a height 'h' is given by
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A sphere of mass 2 kg and radius 0.5 m is rolling with an initial speed of 1 m s-1 goes up an inclined plane which makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal plane, without slipping. How low will the sphere take to return to the starting point A?

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The position vector of the center of mass rcm  of an asymmetric uniform bar of negligible area of cross-section as shown in figure is:

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A uniform solid cylindrical roller of mass m is being pulled on horizontal surface with force F parallel to the surface applied at its centre. If the acceleration of the cylinder is a and it is rolling without slipping, then the value of F is
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A solid sphere of radius R makes a perfect rolling down on a plane which is inclined to the horizontal axis at an angle θ. If the radius of gyration is k, then its acceleration is
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A car starts from rest to cover a distance s. The coefficient of friction between the road and the tyres is μ. The minimum time in which the car covers the distance is proportional to
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The ratio of the acceleration for a solid sphere (mass m' and radius R) rolling down an incline of angle θ' without slipping and slipping down the incline without rolling is:
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A solid cylinder of mass m and radius R rolls down an inclined plane of height 30 m without slipping. The speed of its centre of mass when the cylinder reaches the bottom is [use g=10 m s-2]
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Consider a situation in which a ring, a solid cylinder and a solid sphere roll down on the same inclined plane without slipping. Assume that they start rolling from rest and having identical diameter. The correct statement for this situation is 
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Distance of the centre of mass of a solid uniform cone from its vertex is z0. If the radius of its base is R and its height is h then z0 is equal to:
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A uniform thin rod AB of length L has linear mass density μx=a+bxL, where x is measured from A. If the CM of the rod lies at a distance of 712L from A, then a and b are related as:
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A sphere rolls down an inclined plane of inclination θ. What is the acceleration as the sphere reaches bottom?
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The following bodies are made to roll up (without slipping) the same inclined plane from a horizontal plane: (i) a ring of radius R, (ii) a solid cylinder of radius R2 and (iii) a solid sphere of radius R4. If, in each case, the speed of the center of mass at the bottom of the incline is same, the ratio of the maximum heights they climb is:
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A cylinder of mass Mc and sphere of mass Ms are placed at points A and B of two inclines, respectively. (See figure). If they roll on the incline without slipping such that their accelerations are the same, then the ratio sin θ c sin θ s  is :
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