VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2002

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    A disc having mass M and radius R is rotating with angular velocity \[\omega \], another disc of mass 2M and radius R/2 is placed coaxially on the first disc gently. The angular velocity of system will now be:

    A)  \[\frac{4\omega }{5}\]                                 

    B) \[\frac{2\omega }{5}\]                  

    C)        \[\frac{3\omega }{2}\]                  

    D)        \[\frac{2\omega }{3}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    First, we find out the moment of inertia of the disc about the axis passing the centre and normal to through the plane is \[I=\frac{M{{R}^{2}}}{2}\]                 So, for first disc \[{{I}_{1}}=\frac{M{{R}^{2}}}{2}\] Similarly, for second disc \[{{I}_{2}}=\frac{2M}{2}{{\left( \frac{R}{2} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{M{{R}^{2}}}{4}\] Total moment of inertia of the whole system \[I={{I}_{1}}+{{I}_{2}}=\frac{M{{R}^{2}}}{2}+\frac{M{{R}^{2}}}{4}=\frac{3}{4}M{{R}^{2}}\] According to the conservation of angular momentum \[{{I}_{1}}\omega =I\omega \] \[\frac{M{{R}^{2}}}{2}\times \omega =\frac{3}{4}M{{R}^{2}}\times \omega \]                 So,          \[\omega =\frac{2}{3}\omega \]


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