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A particle travels along the path y = a + b×x + c×x2  where, a, b, c are positive constants. If v0 is the speed of the particle and it is constant. If at the given instant particle is at x = 0. Radius of curvature of the path is :

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Important Questions on Motion in a Plane

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A uniform rod of mass 0.5 kg and length 0.5 m is suspended at its ends by means of two light inextensible strings so that the rod is horizontal. If one of the strings is cut, then the angular acceleration of the rod is (Acceleration due to gravity =10 m s-2)
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A train is moving towards north. At one place it turns towards north-east. Here, we observe that:
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Two cars of masses m1, and m2 are moving in the circles of radii r1 and r2 respectively. Their angular speeds ω1'' and ω2'' are such that they both complete one revolution in the same time t. The ratio of linear speed of m1' to the linear speed of m2 is
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A particle is moving in uniform circular motion with speed v and radius R. The angular acceleration of the particle is:
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In the given figure, a=15 m s-2 represents the total acceleration of a particle moving in the clockwise direction in a circle of the radius R=2.5 m at a given instant of time. The speed of the particle is

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A scooter is going round a circular road of radius 200 m at a speed of 20 m s-1. The angular speed of scooter will be
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A particle performing U.C.M. of radius π2 m makes x revolutions in time t. Its tangential velocity is
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If a particle moves in a curved path, it must have a component of acceleration
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One end of string of length l is connected to a particle of mass m and the other end is connected to a small peg on a smooth horizontal table. If the particle moves in circle with speed v, the net force on the particle (directed towards center) will be (T represents the tension in the string)
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One end of a straight uniform 1 m long bar is pivoted on horizontal table. It is released from rest when it makes an angle 30o from the horizontal (see figure). Its angular speed when it hits the table is given as n rad s-1 , where n is an integer. The value of n is ____________
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A block of 200 g mass moves with a uniform speed in a horizontal circular groove, with vertical side walls of radius 20 cm. If the block takes 40 s to complete one round, the normal force by the side walls of the groove is:
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If a body moving in a circular path maintains constant speed of 10 m s-1 , then which of the following correctly describes the relation between acceleration and radius?
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A bead is tied on one end of a stiff rope of length 1 m. With the other end of the rope as the center, the rope is rotated in such a way that the bead completes 10 revolutions per second. The centripetal acceleration of the bead is
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A thin metallic disc is rotating with constant angular velocity about a vertical axis that is perpendicular to its plane and passes through its centre. The rotation causes the free electrons in the disc to redistribute. Assume that, there is no external electric or magnetic field. Then,
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A body rotating with an angular speed of 600 rpm is uniformly accelerated to 1800 rpm in 10 sec. The number of rotations made in the process is
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The centripetal acceleration required for a particle to move on a circle of radius r with speed v is
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The angular velocity of a ceiling fan reduces to 50% after 36 rotations since it is switched off. Assuming uniform retardation, the number of rotations it further makes before coming to rest is       
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A particle moves such that its position vector rt=cosωt i^+sinωt j^, where ω is a constant and t is time. Then which of the following statements is true for the velocity vt and acceleration at of the particle:
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A mass m moves in a circle on a smooth horizontal plane with velocity v0 at a radius R0 . The mass is attached to a string which passes through a smooth hole in plane as shown.




The tension in the string is increased gradually and finally m moves in a circle of radius R02. The final value of the kinetic energy is:

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If the kinetic energy of a particle of mass m, performing uniform circular motion in a circle of radius r, is E, find the acceleration of the particle.