BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2003

  • question_answer
    A weightless thread can bear tension upto 3.7 kg-wt. A stone of mass 500 g is tied to it and revolved in a circular path of radius 4 m in a vertical plane. If \[g=10\,\,m{{s}^{-2}}\], then the maximum angular velocity of the stone will be:

    A)  4 rad/s        

    B)  16 rad/s

    C)  V21 rad/s     

    D)  2 rad/s

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea: Tension in thread in vertical circular motion is maximum at the lowest point. At the lowest point of vertical circular motion \[{{T}_{\max }}=mg+\frac{m{{v}^{2}}}{r}\] or \[{{T}_{\max }}=mg+mr{{\omega }^{2}}\] ... (i) Given, \[{{T}_{\max }}=3.7\times 10=37\,N\] \[mg=0.5\times 10=5\,N\] Thus, Eq. (i), becomes \[37=5+0.5\times 4\times {{\omega }^{2}}\] or \[{{\omega }^{2}}=\frac{37-5}{0.5\times 4}=\frac{32}{2}=16\] or \[\omega =4\] rad/s


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