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A uniform square plate of mass m and edge a initially at rest starts rotating about one of the edge under the action of a constant torque τ. Then at the end of the 5th sec after start

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Important Questions on Rotational Motion

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A uniform disc of radius R is spinned to an angular velocity ωo and then carefully placed on a horizontal surface. If pressure exerted by the disc on surface is regarded as uniform and the coefficient of friction is equal to k, the rotation of the disc will come to a stop in time t. The value of t is
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A wheel of mass 10 kg and radius 0.8 m is rolling on a road with an angular speed 20rads-1 without sliding. The moment of inertia of the wheel about the axis of rotation is 1.2kgm2, then the percentage of rotational kinetic energy in the total kinetic energy of the wheel is ____________(approximately)
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A thin circular coin of mass 5 gm and radius 43 cm is initially in a horizontal xy-plane. The coin is tossed vertically up (+z direction) by applying an impulse of π2×10-2 N-s at a distance 23 cm from its center. The coin spins about its diameter and moves along the +z direction. By the time the coin reaches back to its initial position, it completes n rotations. The value of n is _____.

[Given: The acceleration due to gravity g=10 m s2]

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A particle of mass 100 g is projected at time t=0 with a speed 20 m s1 at an angle 45° to the horizontal as given in the figure. The magnitude of the angular momentum of the particle about the starting point at time t=2 s is found to be K kg m2 s-1. The value of K is ______.

(Take g=10 m s-2)

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A rectangular solid box of length 0.3 m is held horizontally, with one of its sides on the edge of a platform of height 5 m . When released, it slips off the table in a very short time τ=0.01 s , remaining essentially horizontal. The angle by which it would rotate when it hits the ground will be (in radians) close to:
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A wheel of radius R and mass M is placed at the bottom of a fixed step of height R as shown in the figure. A constant force is continuously applied on the surface of the wheel so that it just climbs the step without slipping. Consider the torque τ about an axis normal to the plane of the paper passing through the point Q. Which of the following options is/are correct?

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An annular disk of mass M, inner radius a and outer radius b is placed on a horizontal surface with coefficient of friction μ, as shown in the figure. At some time, an impulse J0x is applied at a height h above the center of the disk. If h=hm then the disk rolls without slipping along the x-axis. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

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A mass m is supported by a massless string wound around a uniform hollow cylinder of mass m and radius R. If the string does not slip on the cylinder, with what acceleration will the mass fall on release?

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A disc has mass M and radius R. How much tangential force should be applied to the rim of the disc so as to rotate the disc with angular velocity ω in time t?
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A solid disc of radius 20 cm and mass 10 kg is rotating with an angular velocity of 600 rpm, about an axis normal to its circular plane and passing through its centre of mass. The retarding torque required to bring the disc at rest in 10 s is _________π×10-1 N m
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A torque of 1 N m is applied to a wheel which is at rest. After 2 s, the angular momentum in kg m2 s-1 is
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An angular impulse of 20 N m s is applied to a hollow cylinder of mass 2 kg and radius 20 cm. The change in its angular speed is:
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A uniform rod AB of mass m and length l  is at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. An impulse p is applied to the end B. The time taken by the rod to turn through a right angle is
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A uniform rod of mass m, length l rests on a smooth horizontal surface. Rod is given a sharp horizontal impulse p perpendicular to the rod at a distance l4 from the centre. The angular velocity of the rod will be

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A uniform thin rod of length 2L and mass m lies on a horizontal table. A horizontal impulse J is given to the rod at one end. There is no friction. The total KE of the rod just after the impulse will be,
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A uniform rod OA of mass M and length 2a rests on a smooth table and is free to turn about a smooth pivot at its end O, in contact with it at a distance b from O is an inelastic particle of mass m, a horizontal blow of impulse p is given to the rod at a distance x from O in a direction perpendicular to the rod. The resultant instantaneous angular velocity of the rod is
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A particle of mass 1 kg is attached to a string of length 5 m. The string is attached to a fixed point O. It is released from the position as shown in figure. Calculate

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(a) the impulse developed in the string when it becomes taut;
(b) the velocity of the particle just after the string becomes taut;
(c) the impulse developed in this string PQ at this instant.

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For a body having pure rotation motion. The axis of rotation
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A billiard ball is hit by a cue at a height h above the centre. It acquires a linear velocity v0. Mass of the ball is m and radius is r. The angular velocity ω0 acquired by the ball is
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A pulley of radius 2 m is rotating about its axis by a force F = 2 0 t - 5 t 2 N (where t is measured in seconds) applied tangentially. If the moment of inertia of the pulley about its axis rotation is 1 kgm2, the number of rotations made by the pulley before its direction of motion if reserved, is