EASY
11th West Bengal Board
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Earn 100

The outer rail of a curved railway track is generally raised over the inner. Why?

Important Questions on Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion

EASY
11th West Bengal Board
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Two cars having masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of radii r1 and r2 respectively. If they go once round their circles in equal time, find the ratio of their angular speeds.

MEDIUM
11th West Bengal Board
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Define centripetal force and establish an expression for the same.

MEDIUM
11th West Bengal Board
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Explain what you understand by centripetal and centrifugal forces. Establish an expression for centripetal force.

MEDIUM
11th West Bengal Board
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Discuss briefly the forces that act upon a body which rotates uniformly in a circular path. Deduce expressions for the forces. 
HARD
11th West Bengal Board
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Why does a cyclist lean towards the centre of the circle along which he intends to take a sharp and speedy turn? Establish a relation between the radius of the circle, the speed of the cyclist and the angle of inclination.
MEDIUM
11th West Bengal Board
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What is meant by banking of roads? Why is it necessary? Deduce an expression for the angle of banking and hence show that a road of definite radius can be ideally banked for a particular value of highest speed. 

MEDIUM
11th West Bengal Board
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Why centripetal forces are real forces and centrifugal force is called a pseudo force?

EASY
11th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT

An automobile of mass 1200 kg has to make a circular turn of radius 40 m. If it is moving with a speed of 10 m/s, what is the centripetal force on the automobile?