Assignment 5
Assignment 5
O m1 m2
x1
x2
Q19. A ring, a disc & a sphere all of same radius & mass roll down an inclined plane from same ht. h. Which
of 3 reaches bottom (i) earliest (ii) latest? Q20. Deduce the relation
between torque and angular momentum.
Q21. A non-uniform bar of wt W is suspended at rest by 2 strings of neglible weights as shown. The angles
made by strings with vertical are 36.90 & 53.10 respectively. The bar is 2m long. Cal. The distance of L
of the COG of the bar from its left end.
53.10
0
36.9
2m
d W
Q22. A car weights 1800 kg. The distance between its front & back axles is 1.8m. Its COG is 1.05m behind
the front axle. Determine the force exerted by the level ground on each front wheel & each back wheel.
Q23. Derive & define radius of gyration of a body rotating about an axis.
Q24. 4 particles of masses 4kg, 2 kg, 3kg, & 5 kg are respt. located at four corners A, B, C & D of sq of side 1
m as shown. Cal. moment of inertia of the system about. (i) an axis passing through pt. of intersection of
the diagonals & perpendicular to the plane of the square. (ii) the side AB (iii)
the diagonal BD
4 kg. 1m 5 kg.
1m O 1m
2 kg. 1m 3 kg.
Q25. Energy of 484J is spent in increasing speed of a flywheel from 60 rpm to 30 rpm. Find the moment of
inirtia of the wheel.
Q26. Cal. The rotational K.E. of the earth about its own axis. Mass of the earth = 6 x 1024 kg and radius of the
earth = 6400 Km.
Q27. Three masses 3, 4 and 5 Kg. are located at the corner of an equilateral triangle of side 1 m. Locate the
centre of mass of the system.
Y m3
1m 1m
O A X
m1 0.5 m m2
Q28. Two particles of masses 100g & 300g at a given time have positions 2lˆ 5 ˆj 13kˆ and
6lˆ 4 ˆj 2kˆ respectively & velocities 10lˆ 7 ˆj 3kˆ & 7lˆ 9 ˆj 6̂ k ms-1 respectively.
Determine the instantaneous position and velocity of C.M.