Motion in a Vertical Circle

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Motion in a Vertical Circle: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Vertical Circular Motion, Vertical Circular Motion with a Massless String, Condition of Completing the Vertical Circle with Massless String, Condition for Oscillation in Vertical Circle, etc.

Important Questions on Motion in a Vertical Circle

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A small sphere is attached to a cord and rotates in a vertical circle about a point O. If the range speed of the sphere is increased, the cord is most likely to break at the orientation when the mass is at:
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A stone tied to a string is rotated in a vertical circle. The minimum speed of the stone during a complete vertical circular motion 

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A body of mass 0.4 kg is whirled in a vertical circle making  2 rps. If the radius of the circle is 1.2 m, then tension in the string when the body is at the top of the circle, is:

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A smooth semicircular wire track of radius R is fixed in a vertical plane One end of a massless spring of natural length   3R 4  is attached to the lowest point Oof the wire track. A small ring of mass m which can slide on the track is attached to the other end of the spring. The ring is held stationary at point P such that the spring makes an angle of   60° with the vertical. The spring constant K= mg R . Consider the instant when the ring is released. Find the normal reaction on the ring by the track.

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When does the body oscillates about the lowest point in vertical circle?

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A ball of mass 20kg is suspended from a massless string of length 5m..A bullet of mass 5kg moving with velocity v0 m/s collides with the ball and sticks to it. Find the minimum value of v0 so that the combined mass completes the vertical circular motion.

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There is a rod of length l and mass m. It is hinged at one end to the ceiling. The time period of small oscillation is

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A simple pendulum, composed of a bob of mass m connected to the end of a massless rod, executes simple harmonic motion as it swings through small angles of oscillation.Which of the following would enable you to calculate the length of the pendulum?

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An iron ball and an aluminium ball of different radius are released from a height h in vaccum.What is the time taken by both of them to reach the ground?

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Discuss the motion in vertical circle.

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Minimum velocity required to complete vertical circle of radius R at lowest point is 5gR.

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A pendulum string of length 𝓁 moves up to a horizontal position as shown in figure and released.

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What should be the minimum strength of the string to withstand the tension as the pendulum passes through the position of equilibrium? The mass of the pendulum is m.

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There is a parabolic bridge across a river of width 10 m. The highest point of the bridge is 4 m above the level of the bank. A car of mass 72 kg is crossing the bridge at a constant speed of 5 m s-1. Find the force (in Newton) exerted on the bridge by the car when it is at the highest point P of the bridge in newton. (Take, g=10 m s-2.)

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A particle is tied to a string describes a vertical circular motion of radius r continually. If it has a velocity 3gr at the highest point, then the ratio of the respective tensions in the string holding it at the highest and lowest points is

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Consider a point P on the circumference of a disc rolling along a horizontal surface. If radius of the disc is 1 m then the distance (in meter) travelled by P in one full rotation of the disc is

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The velocity of a body, undergoing motion in a vertical circle is maximum at _____ .
(Choose from: top/bottom)

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A ball is released from height along the slope and move along a circular track of radius R without falling vertically downwards. Show that h=52R.

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An object of mass 0.5 kg attached to a string of length 0.5 m is whirled in a vertical circle at constant angular speed. If the maximum tension in the string is 5 kg wt, calculate maximum number of revolutions it can complete in a minute.

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An object of mass 0.5 kg attached to a string of length 0.5 m is whirled in a vertical circle at constant angular speed. If the maximum tension in the string is 5 kg wt, calculate speed of object.

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A stone weighing 1 kg is whirled in a vertical circle attached at the end of a rope of length 0.5 m. Find the tension at highest position.