Centre of Mass
Centre of Mass: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Centre of Mass, Centre of Mass and Centre of Gravity, Velocity of Centre of Mass, Acceleration of Centre of Mass, Centre of Mass of Continuous Bodies and, Centre of Mass of Two Particles
Important Questions on Centre of Mass
Two spherical bodies of mass and and radii and respectively are released in free space with initial separation between their centres equal to . If they attract each other due to gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the smaller body just before collision is–
If the resultant of all the external forces acting on a body be zero, the centre of mass of the system
Two bodies of different masses and are moving with velocities and towards each other due to mutual gravitational attraction. Then the velocity of the centre of mass is
Four particle of massare at the points Find the coordinates of their centre of mass.
The Coordinates of centre of mass of the following system are
Two particles of mass and are located at and . Find the position of their centre of mass.
Find out the centre of mass of an isosceles triangle of base length and altitude Assume that the mass of the triangle is uniformly distributed over its area.
What is the rolling motion
Define rotational motion and mention its conditions.
Define translatory motion and state its condition.
A circular disc of radius is removed from a bigger circular disc of radius such that the circumferences of the discs coincide. The centre of mass of the new disc is from the centre of the bigger disc. The value of is
For a bangle, the centre of mass lie outside the body.
The center of mass of a system of particles does not depend upon force acting on particle.
Two particles A and B initially at rest, move towards each other, under mutual force of attraction. At an instance when the speed of A is and speed of B is , the centre of mass (CM) remains at rest. This statement is _____. Choose from (True/False).
Centre of mass of rectangular lamina lies on the point of intersection of the _____.
The centre of mass of a body lies always inside the body.
Two blocks of masses are connected by a spring of negligible mass and placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. An impulse gives a velocity of to the block in the direction of other block. The velocity (in ) of the centre of mass is:-
For which of the following does the centre of mass lie outside the body ?
In the figure shown the system is at rest initially. Two persons and of masses each move with speeds and respectively towards each other on a plank lying on a smooth horizontal surface as shown in the figure. Plank travels a distance of towards right direction in (Here and are given with respect to the plank). Then:
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On a horizontal frictionless frozen lake, a girl and a box are connected to each other by means of a rope. Initially, they are apart. The girl exerts a horizontal force on the box pulling it towards her. How far has the girl travelled when she meets the box?