A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder, both of the same mass and same external diameter are released from the same height at the same time on an inclined plane. Both roll down without slipping. Which one will reach the bottom first?
1. Both together only when the angle of inclination of the plane is
2. Both together
3. Hollow cylinder
4. Solid cylinder
A body of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\) is rolling horizontally without slipping with speed \(v.\) It then rolls up a hill to a maximum height \(h.\) If \(h=\frac{5v^{2}}{6g},\) what is the moment of inertia of the body?
1. \(\frac{MR^{2}}{2}\)
2. \(\frac{2MR^{2}}{3}\)
3. \(\frac{3MR^{2}}{4}\)
4. \(\frac{2MR^{2}}{5}\)
A wheel of radius R rolls on the ground with a uniform velocity v. The velocity of topmost point relative to the bottommost point is
1. v
2. 2v
3. v/2
4. zero
A cylinder of mass 'M' is suspended by two strings wrapped around it as shown. The acceleration 'a' and the tension T when the cylinder falls and the string unwinds itself are, respectively,
1.
2.
3.
4.
A sphere is rolling down a plane of inclination to the horizontal. The acceleration of its centre down the plane is
1. g sin
2. less than g sin
3. greater than g sin
4. zero
A body rolls down an inclined plane without slipping. The fraction of total energy associated with its rotation will be
Where k is radius of gyration of the body about an axis passing through centre of mass and R is the radius of the body.
A solid cylinder rolls down an inclined plane that has friction sufficient to prevent sliding. The ratio of rotational energy to total kinetic energy is
1.
2.
3.
4.
An inclined plane makes an angle of with the horizontal. A solid sphere rolling down this inclined plane from rest without slipping has a linear acceleration equal to
1.
2.
3.
4.
The figure shows a small wheel fixed coaxially on a bigger one of double the radius. The system rotates about the common axis. The strings supporting A and B do not slip on the wheels. If x and y be the distances traveled by A and B in the same time interval, then
1. x-2y
2. x = y
3. y=2x
4. none of these
A disc and a solid sphere of the 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?
1. Disk
2. Sphere
3. Both reach at the same time
4. Depends on their masses