
The magnitude of the torque on a particle of mass is about the origin. If the force acting on it is , and the distance of the particle from the origin is , the angle between the force and the position vector is (in radians):


Important Questions on Rotational Mechanics
A slab is subjected to two forces and of the same magnitude as shown in the figure. Force is in -plane while force acts along the axis at the point . The moment of these forces about point will be

A particle of mass is released with an initial velocity along the curve from the point , as shown in figure. The point is at height from point . The particle slides along the frictionless surface. When the particle reaches point , its angular momentum about will be



A uniform rod is hinged as shown in the figure and is released from a horizontal position. The angular velocity of the rod as it passes the vertical position is:

A thin uniform rod of length , mass is bent at the points as shown in the figure. What is the moment of inertia of the rod about the axis passing point perpendicular to the plane of the papers.

Two uniform rods of equal length, but different masses are rigidly joined to form an L-shaped body, which is then pivoted about as shown in the figure. If in equilibrium the body is in the shown configuration, ratio will be:

Four forces tangent to the circle of radius are acting on a wheel as shown in the figure. The resultant equivalent one force system will be
