Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion

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Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Relation between Angular Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration,Translational and Angular Acceleration etc.

Important Questions on Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion

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Relation between angular acceleration and linear acceleration.

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A block of mass M is released from rest on top of a smooth inclined plane of inclination θ. The block is connected to a light string which is wound over a disc shaped pulley of mass M and radius R as shown. If length of inclined surface is I, then time (in second) taken by the block to reach the bottom is-------------------(given:lgsinθ=3, in SI units)

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The speed of a particle in a circle is 2 m s-1 along the circumference of a circle of radius 0.5 m If the speed increases at the rate of 6 m s-2. The acceleration of the particle at a given instant  is 

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The magnitude of rate of change of acceleration in a uniform circular motion of angular frequency ω and radius R is given by

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A wheel of radius 1 m is spinning with angular velocity which varies with time as 5 t2 rad/s. The acceleration of the point on the wheel's rim at t=1 s, has the magnitude equal to _____.

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In 7s a car accelerates uniformly form rest to such a speed that its wheels are turning at a rate of 6 rω/s. How many revolutions does the wheel turn?

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A particle, starting from the position (5 m,0 m), is moving along a circular path about the origin in x-y plane. The angular position of the particle is a function of time as given here, θ=t2+0.2t+1. Find tangential acceleration in m s-2

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A motor part at 1.5 m from the motor's axis of rotation has a constant acceleration of 0.25 rads2. Find the magnitude of its linear acceleration at the instant when its angular speed is 0.5 rads

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Establish the relation between angular acceleration and linear acceleration.

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The relation between angular acceleration and tangential acceleration is given as

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Define angular acceleration.

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A particle is moving in a circle with constant tangential acceleration. Which one of the following is constant?

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Which one is the correct relation between angular acceleration α and tangential acceleration at when a particle is moving along a circular path of radius R.

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Define angular acceleration and translational acceleration.

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A particle is moving along a circular path of radius 2 m with a tangential acceleration of 10 m s-2. Calculate its angular acceleration.

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Which one is the correct relation between angular acceleration α and tangential acceleration at when a particle is moving along a circular path of radius R.

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Obtain the relation between magnitude of linear acceleration and angular acceleration in circular motion.

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A particle is moving in a circle with constant tangential acceleration. Which one of the following is constant?

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What is the resultant acceleration of a car travelling with linear velocity v on a circular road of radius r that increases its speed at the rate of a m s-2 ?

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A body is moving along a circle at a constant speed of 10 m s-1, then choose the relation between acceleration and radius.