BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2001

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    If a sphere is rolling, the ratio of its rotational to total energy is given by:

    A)  2 : 7                      

    B)         10 : 7                    

    C)  7 : 10                    

    D)         2 : 5

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea: Total energy of a rolling sphere is the sum of translational and rotational kinetic energy. Translational kinetic energy of rolling sphere \[{{K}_{T}}=\frac{1}{2}M{{v}^{2}}\] Rotational kinetic energy of rolling sphere \[{{K}_{R}}=\frac{1}{2}I{{\omega }^{2}}\] \[=\frac{1}{2}\left( \frac{2}{5}M{{R}^{2}} \right){{\omega }^{2}}\left( \because I=\frac{2}{5}M{{R}^{2}} \right)\] Where R is the radius of sphere and M its mass. Thus, total energy \[K=K{{}_{T}}+{{K}_{R}}\] \[=\frac{1}{2}M{{v}^{2}}+\frac{1}{5}M{{R}^{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}\] \[=\frac{1}{2}M{{R}^{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}+\frac{1}{5}M{{R}^{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}\] \[=\frac{7}{10}M{{R}^{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}\]                 Hence, \[\frac{{{K}_{T}}}{K}=\frac{(1/5)M{{R}^{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}}{(7/10)M{{R}^{2}}{{\omega }^{2}}}=\frac{2}{7}\]


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