Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2004

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    A small steel sphere of mass m is tied to a string of length r and is whirled in a horizontal circle with a uniform angular velocity 2 \[\omega \] The string is suddenly pulled, so that radius of the circle is halved. The new angular velocity will be:

    A)  2 \[\omega \]          

    B)  \[\omega \]

    C)  6 \[\omega \]           

    D)  8 \[\omega \]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Given: Mass of sphere \[=m\] Initial radius of path \[{{r}_{1}}=r\] Final radius of path \[{{r}_{2}}=\frac{r}{2}\] The initial M.I. of a particle of mass\[m\] rotating in a horizontal circle is given by \[=mr_{1}^{2}=m{{r}^{2}}\] Similarly, the final M.L of a particle rotating in a circle is \[=mr_{2}^{2}=m{{\left( \frac{r}{2} \right)}^{2}}\] \[=\frac{m{{r}^{2}}}{4}\] Applying law of conservation of momentum \[m{{r}^{2}}\times 2\omega =\frac{m{{r}^{2}}}{4}\times {{\omega }^{2}}\] \[\therefore \] \[{{\omega }^{2}}=4\times 2\omega =8\omega \]


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