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When a ceiling fan is switched off its angular velocity reduces to 50% while it makes 36 rotations. How many more rotation will it make before coming to rest (Assume uniform angular retardation)

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Important Questions on Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion

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A homogeneous solid cylindrical roller of radius R and mass M is pulled on a cricket pitch by a horizontal force. Assuming rolling without slipping, angular acceleration of the cylinder is:
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A uniform circular disc of radius 50 cm at rest is free to rotate about an axis which is perpendicular to its plane and passes through its centre. It is subjected to a torque which produces a constant angular acceleration of 2.0 rad s-2. Its net acceleration in s-2 at the end of 2.0 s is approximately:
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A rigid massless rod of length 3l has two masses attached at each end as shown in the figure. The rod is pivoted at point P on the horizontal axis. When released from the initial horizontal position, its instantaneous angular acceleration will be


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A solid sphere of mass, m and radius, R is rotating about its diameter. A solid cylinder of the same mass and same radius is also rotating about its geometrical axis with an angular speed twice that of the sphere. The ratio of their kinetic energies of rotation EsphereEcylinder will be
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A wheel having moment of inertia 2 kg m2 about its axis, rotates at 50rpm about the same axis. The torque required to stop the wheel in one minute is
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A uniform solid cylindrical roller of mass m is being pulled on a horizontal surface with force F parallel to the surface and applied at its centre. If the acceleration of the cylinder is a and it is rolling without slipping then the value of F is:
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A disk and a sphere of same radius but different masses roll off on two inclined planes of the same altitude and length. Which one of the two objects gets to the bottom of the plane first?
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Two discs of same moment of inertia ( I )  are rotating in same sense about their regular axis passing through centre and perpendicular to the plane of disc with angular velocities ω1 and ω2. They are brought into contact face to face coinciding the axis of rotation. The expression for loss in energy during this process is
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The angular speed of a fly wheel moving with uniform angular acceleration changes from 1200 rpm to 3120 rpm in 16 seconds. The angular acceleration in rad s-2  is:
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The angular speed of a motor wheel is increased from 1200rpm to 3120rpm in 16 seconds. The angular acceleration of the motor wheel is
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A solid sphere of mass 2 kg is rolling on a frictionless horizontal surface with velocity 6 m s-1. It collides on the free end of an ideal spring whose other end is fixed. The maximum compression produced in the spring will be (Force constant of the spring = 36 N m-1).
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As shown in the figure, a bob of mass m is tied to a massless string whose other end portion is wound on a fly wheel (disc) of radius r and mass m. When released from rest the bob starts falling vertically. When it has covered a distance of h, the angular speed of the wheel will be:
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In a physical balance working on the principle of moments, when 5mg weight is placed on the left pan, the beam becomes horizontal. Both the empty pans of the balance are of equal mass. Which of the following statements is correct?
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A rod of length 50 cm is pivoted at one end. It is raised such that it makes an angle of 30o from the horizontal as shown and released from rest. Its angular speed when it passes through the horizontal (in rad s-1 ) will be g=10 ms-2

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A uniform disc of radius R and mass M is free to rotate only about its axis. A string is wrapped over its rim and a body of mass m is tied to the free end of the string as shown in the figure. The body is released from rest. Then the acceleration of the body is:

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Consider a cylinder of mass M resting on a rough horizontal rug that is pulled out from under it with acceleration 'a' perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder. What is Ffriction at point P ? It is assumed that the cylinder does not slip.
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A cylinder of mass Mc and sphere of mass Ms are placed at points A and B of two inclines, respectively. (See figure). If they roll on the incline without slipping such that their accelerations are the same, then the ratio sin θ c sin θ s  is :
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A particle of mass 10 g moves along a circle of radius 6.4 cm with a constant tangential acceleration. What is the magnitude of this acceleration if the kinetic energy of the particle becomes equal to 8×10-4 J by the end of the second revolution after the beginning of the motion?
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A uniform rod of length ' ' is pivoted at one of its ends on a vertical shaft of negligible radius. When the shaft rotates at angular speed ω the rod makes an angle θwith it (see figure). To find θ equate the rate of change of angular momentum (direction going into the paper) m212ω2sinθ about the centre of mass (CM) to the torque provided by the horizontal and vertical forces FHand Fv about the CM. The value of θ is then such that:

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Moment of inertia of a body about a given axis is 1.5 kg m2. Initially the body is at rest. In order to produce a rotational kinetic energy of 1200 J, the angular acceleration of 20 rad/s2 must be applied about the axis for a duration of: