Torque

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Torque: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Torque,Torque of a Force about a Fixed Point,Torque of a Force about an Axis, etc.

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A planet of mass m is in an elliptical orbit about the sun m<<Msun with an orbital period T. If A be the area of orbit, then its angular momentum would be

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On the rotating disc A of mass M, another disc of same dimension but of mass M4 is placed gently with same axis. New angular velocity of system.

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A particle of mass 1 kg is moving along the line y = x + 3 (x and y are in meter) with speed 3 m s-1. The magnitude of angular momentum of the particle about origin is

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A uniform wooden beam AB, 80 cm long and weighing 200 gf, is supported on a wedge as shown in the figure. Calculate the greatest weight which can be placed on end A without causing the beam to tilt.

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A light rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 5 kg and radius 70 cm. The rope is pulled with a force of 52.5 N. The angular acceleration of the cylinder will be _____ rad s-2.

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A force of -Pk^ acts on the origin of the coordinate system. The torque about the point (2,-3) is P(ai^+bj^), The ratio of ab is x2. The value of x is

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If the earth suddenly shrinks to 164th of its original volume with its mass remaining the same, the period of rotation of earth becomes 24xh. The value of x is ________

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A solid sphere rolls on a horizontal plane. The ratio of angular momentum about COM to total energy is π22. The angular speed of the sphere is x rad s-1. Find the value of x

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A wheel of mass 60 kg and radius of gyration 0.5 m comes to rest from a speed of 2400 rpm in 40 second. Assuming that the retardation is uniform, the value of the retarding torque is :

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A force F is applied on a disk at some distance x from the centre. What should be the value of x such that the disk can pure roll even on smooth surface?

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A square plate of side a and mass m is lying on a horizontal floor. A force F is applied at the top. Find the maximum force that can be applied on the square plate so that the plate does not topple about A.

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Angular speed ω versus time t for a rod that rotates around one end is shown. If moment of inertia of rod about its one end is 24 kg m2, then torque on the rod at t=2 s is

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 A rod PQ of mass 10 kg and length 2 m is hinged at end P. The rod is kept horizontal by a massless string tied to point Q as shown in figure. When string is cut, the initial angular acceleration of the rod is (in rad s-2):-
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A sphere is released on a smooth inclined plane from the top. When it moves down its angular momentum is:
 

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Find the relation between angular momentum and torque.

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A uniform rectangular box of dimensions (40 cm × 20 cm) is kept on a horizontal smooth surface at a distance 10 m from a wall. A constant force F has to applied horizontally at the highest point as shown. The minimum time (in seconds) to reach the wall without causing the box to rotate is

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A uniform rod weighs 10 kg and with a load 5 kg attached to one end, it balances on a knife edge at 2 m from that end. The length of rod is

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Forces act as indicated on a rod AB which is pivoted at A. Find the anticlockwise moment of each force about the pivot.

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Horizontal rod of length 1 m given below is in equilibrium. If the potential energies of objects A and B are equal, find the tension (in N) in string xy. (Rod is homogeneous and weight of it is 1 N .

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zero potential energy level

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A uniform solid cylinder of mass 1 kg and radius 20 cm rotates about a fixed vertical frictionless axle with an angular speed of 50rad s-1. A particle of mass 0.5 kg now sticks on cylinder at a distance of 15 cm from the axle. Magnitude of change in angular velocity (in rad s-1) of the cylinder is