
The torque of a force about the origin is . If the force acts on a particle whose position vector is , then the value of will be


Important Questions on Rotational Motion

Solid sphere is rotating about an axis . If the radius of the sphere is , then its radius of gyration about will be . The value of is _____.

A uniform solid cylinder with radius and length has moment of inertia , about the axis of cylinder. A concentric solid cylinder of radius and length is carved out of the original cylinder. If is the moment of inertia of the carved out portion of the cylinder then __________.
(Both and are about the axis of the cylinder)

An object of mass is hanging from one end of a uniform rod of mass and length pivoted at its end on a vertical wall as shown in figure. It is supported by a cable such that the system is in equilibrium. The tension in the cable is:
(Take )

is moment of inertia of a circular disc about an axis (CM) passing through its center and perpendicular to the plane of disc. is its moment of inertia about an axis AB perpendicular to plane and parallel to axis CM at a distance from center, where is the radius of the disc. The ratio of and is . The value of is ______.



A particle of mass is projected at time with a speed at an angle to the horizontal as given in the figure. The magnitude of the angular momentum of the particle about the starting point at time is found to be . The value of is ______.
(Take )
