Rolling Motion

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Rolling Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Rolling Motion of a Rigid Body,Total Energy in Rolling,Conservation of Energy in Rolling etc.

Important Questions on Rolling Motion

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A uniform disc of mass 0.5 kg and radius r is projected with velocity 18 m s-1 at t=0 s on a rough horizontal surface. It starts off with a purely sliding motion at t=0 s. After 2 s it acquires a purely rolling motion (see figure). The total kinetic energy of the disc after 2 s will be-------- J (given, coefficient of friction is 0.3 and g=10 m s-2).

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Three co-planar uniform identical discs, each of mass M and radius R, are joined as shown in figure. The moment of inertia about indicated axis is

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A hollow spherical ball of uniform density rolls up a curved surface with an initial velocity 3 m s-1 (as shown in figure). Maximum height with respect to the initial position covered by it will be _____ cm
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A solid sphere of mass 500 g radius 5 cm is rotated about one of its diameter with angular speed of 10 rad s-1. If the moment of inertia of the sphere about its tangent is x×10-2 times its angular momentum about the diameter. Then the value of x will be

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A solid sphere is rolling on a horizontal plane without slipping. If the ratio of angular momentum about axis of rotation of the sphere to the total energy of moving sphere is π:22 then, the value of its angular speed will be_________rad s-1.

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For rolling spherical shell, the ratio of rotational kinetic energy and total kinetic energy is x5. The value of x is _____.

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Two identical solid spheres each of mass 2 kg and radii 10 cm are fixed at the ends of a light rod. The separation between the centres of the spheres is 40 cm. The moment of inertia of the system about an axis perpendicular to the rod passing through its middle point is______×103 kg m2.

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The moment of inertia of a semicircular ring about an axis, passing through the center and perpendicular to the plane of ring, is 1x MR2, where R is the radius and M is the mass of the semicircular ring. The value of x will be _______.

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A small hole is made in a disc of mass M and radius R at a distance R4 from centre. The disc is supported on a horizontal peg through this hole. The moment of inertia of the disc about horizontal peg is

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The moment of inertia of semi-circular ring of mass M and radius R about an axis passing through centre and perpendicular to the plane of ring isQuestion Image

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Two circular loops A&B of radii R and 2R  respectively are made of the similar wire. Their moments of inertia about the axis passing through the centre of perpendicular to their plane

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A thin uniform rod is rotating about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length, moment of inertia is I0. Moment of inertia of rod about an axis through one end and perpendicular to the rod will be

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A plate is oscillating with time period T. Suddenly, another plate is put on the first plate, then time period

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The M.I. of a disc about its diameter is 2 units. Its M.I. about axis through a point on its rim and in the plane of the disc is

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A Ring of mass 6 kg and radius 40 cm is revolving at the rate of 300 revolutions per minute. Its moment of inertia will be

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Four solid rigid balls each of mass m  and radius r are fixed on a rigid-ring of radius 2r and mass 2m. The system is whirled about O as shown. The radius of gyration of the system is :

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The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc about its diameter is 200 gm cm2. Then its moment of inertia about an axis passing through its center and perpendicular to its circular face is
 

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In the figure shown below, a meter stick of mass M is supported in a horizontal position by two light strings attached at points A and B of the rod. The initial angular acceleration of the stick if one of the strings is cut, is [Take g=10 m s-2

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If the moment of inertia of a disc about an axis which is along its diameter is I then the moment of inertia about the axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to plane is

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 A uniform rod (M,l) hinged at its one end is released from horizontal position in vertical plane. Acceleration of centre of mass of rod just after releasing the rod will be 3gn. Value of n is

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