Combined Rotational and Translational Motion

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Combined Rotational and Translational Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Translational Motion, Rotational Motion, Precession of Axis of Rotation & Analogy Between Linear Motion and Rotational Motion etc.

Important Questions on Combined Rotational and Translational Motion

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A disc is spinning with an angular velocity ? radsec about the axis of spin. The couple applied to the disc causing precession will be

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In an automobile, if the vehicle makes a left turn, the gyroscopic torque

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The rotor of a ship rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from the stern and the ship takes a left turn. The effect of the gyroscopic couple acting on it will be 

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A disc spinning on its axis at 20 radsec will undergo precession when a torque 100 N-m is applied about an axis normal to it at an angular speed, if mass moment of inertia of the disc is the 1 kg-m2-

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Which one of the following motion include translational motion of the rigid body?

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A body under translational motion is rigid if:

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A solid sphere of radius r is gently placed on a rough horizontal surface with an initial angular speed ω0 but no linear velocity. If the coefficient of friction is μ, then the time t when the slipping will stop is

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A spherical ball of mass 20 kg is stationary at the top of hill of height 100 m. It rolls down a smooth surface to the ground, then climbs up another hill of height 30 m and finally rolls down to a horizontal base at a height of 20 m above the ground. The velocity attained by the ball is

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A body rolls down an inclined plane. If its kinetic energy of rotation is 40% of its kinetic energy of translation, then the body is

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A round object of mass M and radius R rolls down without slipping along an inclined plane. The frictional force

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A solid sphere rolls down without slipping on an inclined plane, then percentage of rotational kinetic energy of total energy will be

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An object is performing uniform translatory motion. This implies:

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A particle of mass m moving horizontally with a velocity v0 collides and sticks to the bottom of the smoothly pivoted hanging rod of mass M (= 3 m) and length l.

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The maximum height raised by the CM of the rod

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A uniform rod rotates in a vertical plane about the shown axis. Angular velocity at the moment is ω . Then, force on the rod by the axis at the moment
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A rod of length L is hinged from one end. It is brought to a horizontal position and released. The angular velocity of the road, when it is in vertical position is

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A uniform rod is hanging with the help of the unintelligible strings as shown. Then:

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A wheel of radius R is free to rotate about its own axis. A tangential force F is applied to the wheel along its rim. If q is angular displacement of the wheel due to the force F then work done by F is

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A cord is wrapped on a pulley (disk) of mass M and radius R as shown in Figure. To one end of the cord, a block of mass M is connected as shown and to other end in (a) a force of 2 Mg and in (b) a block of mass 2M. Let angular acceleration of the disk in A and B is αA and αB respectively, then (cord is not slipping on the pulley)


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A solid sphere, a hollow sphere and a ring are released from top of an inclined plane (frictionless) so that they slide down(no rolling) the plane. Then maximum acceleration down the plane is for

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For a rigid body made of total N particles each of mass m , the radius of gyration about a given axis equals to -