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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A uniform rod of length L is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a fixed smooth hinge P at one end. The rod is released from horizontal position as shown in the figure. When it has turned through angle θ, its angular velocity ω is

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A thin uniform rod of length l and mass m suspended vertically is free to rotate about a smooth horizontal axis which passes through its end A. A point mass m moving horizontally with velocity v0 hits the lower end B of the rod and sticks to it. After collision the rod just reaches the horizontal position. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

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Moment of inertia of uniform horizontal solid cylinder of mass M about an axis passing through its edge and perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder when its length is 6 times its radius R is

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A uniform rod AB of length l and mass m is free to rotate about point  A. The rod is released from rest in the horizontal position. Given that the moment of inertia of the rod about A is ml23, the initial angular acceleration of the rod will be :-

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A uniform cylinder of radius R=3 m is spun about its axis at an angular velocity ω0=40π rad sec-1 and placed between two perpendicular walls. The coefficient of friction between the walls and cylinder is μ=0.2. If this cylinder makes N turns before it stops then find the value of N.
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An object is performing uniform translatory motion. This implies:

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A sphere of radius R is moving in +x-axis with a velocity vC and rotates with angular speed ω as shown below. Assume vc>ωR then where will be the instantaneous axis of rotation ?

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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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