A uniform rod of length \(200~ \text{cm}\) and mass \(500~ \text g\) is balanced on a wedge placed at \(40~ \text{cm}\) mark. A mass of \(2~\text{kg}\) is suspended from the rod at \(20~ \text{cm}\) and another unknown mass \(m\) is suspended from the rod at \(160~\text{cm}\) mark as shown in the figure. What would be the value of \(m\) such that the rod is in equilibrium?
(Take \(g=10~( \text {m/s}^2)\)
1. | \({\dfrac 1 6}~\text{kg}\) | 2. | \({\dfrac 1 {12}}~ \text{kg}\) |
3. | \({\dfrac 1 2}~ \text{kg}\) | 4. | \({\dfrac 1 3}~ \text{kg}\) |
What would be the torque about the origin when a force \(3\hat{j}~\text N\) acts on a particle whose position vector is \(2\hat{k}~\text m?\)
1. | \(6\hat{j}~\text{N-m}\) | 2. | \(-6\hat{i}~\text{N-m}\) |
3. | \(6\hat{k}~\text{N-m}\) | 4. | \(6\hat{i}~\text{N-m}\) |
A solid cylinder of mass \(2~\text{kg}\) and radius \(4~\text{cm}\) is rotating about its axis at the rate of \(3~\text{rpm}.\) The torque required to stop after \(2\pi\) revolutions is:
1. \(2\times 10^6~\text{N-m}\)
2. \(2\times 10^{-6}~\text{N-m}\)
3. \(2\times 10^{-3}~\text{N-m}\)
4. \(12\times 10^{-4}~\text{N-m}\)
The moment of the force, \(\overset{\rightarrow}{F} = 4 \hat{i} + 5 \hat{j} - 6 \hat{k}\) at point (\(2,\) \(0,\) \(-3\)) about the point (\(2,\) \(-2,\) \(-2\)) is given by:
1. \(- 8 \hat{i} - 4 \hat{j} - 7 \hat{k}\)
2. \(- 4 \hat{i} - \hat{j} - 8 \hat{k}\)
3. \(- 7 \hat{i} - 8 \hat{j} - 4 \hat{k}\)
4. \(- 7 \hat{i} - 4 \hat{j} - 8 \hat{k}\)
1. | \(wx \over d\) | 2. | \(wd \over x\) |
3. | \(w(d-x) \over x\) | 4. | \(w(d-x) \over d\) |
An automobile moves on a road with a speed of \(54~\text{kmh}^{-1}.\) The radius of its wheels is \(0.45\) m and the moment of inertia of the wheel about its axis of rotation is \(3~\text{kg-m}^2.\) If the vehicle is brought to rest in \(15\) s, the magnitude of average torque transmitted by its brakes to the wheel is:
1. \(6.66~\text{kg-m}^2\text{s}^{-2}\)
2. \(8.58~\text{kg-m}^2\text{s}^{-2}\)
3. \(10.86~\text{kg-m}^2\text{s}^{-2}\)
4. \(2.86~\text{kg-m}^2\text{s}^{-2}\)
A rod \(PQ\) of mass \(M\) and length \(L\) is hinged at end \(P\). The rod is kept horizontal by a massless string tied to point \(Q\) as shown in the figure. When the string is cut, the initial angular acceleration of the rod is:
1. | \(\dfrac{g}{L}\) | 2. | \(\dfrac{2g}{L}\) |
3. | \(\dfrac{2g}{3L}\) | 4. | \(\dfrac{3g}{2L}\) |
\(\mathrm{ABC}\) is an equilateral triangle with \(O\) as its centre. \(F_1,\) \(F_2,\) and \(F_3\) represent three forces acting along the sides \({AB},\) \({BC}\) and \({AC}\) respectively. If the total torque about \(O\) is zero, then the magnitude of \(F_3\) is:
1. \(F_1+F_2\)
2. \(F_1-F_2\)
3. \(\frac{F_1+F_2}{2}\)
4. \(2F_1+F_2\)
If \(\vec F\) is the force acting on a particle having position vector \(\vec r\) and \(\vec \tau\) be the torque of this force about the origin, then:
1. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau\neq0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau=0\) |
2. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau>0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau<0\) |
3. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau=0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau=0\) |
4. | \(\vec r\cdot\vec \tau=0\text{ and }\vec F\cdot\vec \tau\neq0\) |