IIT Physics Sample Paper 1

Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics

1. A uniform thin rod AB of mass 3m and length 2a is free to rotate in a horizontal plane about a smooth fixed vertical
axis which passes through the midpoint O of the rod. Two small smooth rings each of mass m are free to slide on
the rod. At time t= the rings are on the opposite side of O and are at a distance a!2 from O. The rod is then given
an initial angular velocit" 2g!a# the rings being initiall" at rest relative to the rod.
i. $how that when the rings are about to slip off the rod its angular velocit" is g!a.
ii. %ind the speed of either ring at this instant.
iii. &f the point O is at a height a above the horizontal plane show that the distance between the points where
the ring stri'es the plane is 2a() * 23+.
2. Two particles m, and m2 are connected b" a light elastic string of natural length lo and are placed on a smooth
horizontal table with separation between m, and m2 as lo. m2 is pro-ected with a velocit" vo along the table at right
angles to the string. $how that the max length l of the particle is given b". l
2
(l/lo+=m,m2vo
2
(l*lo+!'(m,*m2+ where '
is force const of string
3. Two e0ual particles are attached to the end of a light rod and a 3
rd
e0ual particle is
connected b" an inextensible string to a point on the rod at distance a and b from its
ends. The latter particle is pro-ected at right angles to the rod with a velocit" vo. $how
that when the string becomes taut the velocit" of the particle is changed to
v,=vo(a
2
*b
2
+!2(a
2
*ab*b
2
+ and that the rod begins to turn with angular velocit" (a/
b!a
2
*b
2
+v,.
4. A rod of length 2a and mass 1 is in motion in a horizontal plane with speed u at right angle to its length when it
collides with a small elastic sphere of e0ual mass whose center lies in the same plane. &f the sphere is free to move#
2rove that angular velocit" ac0uired b" the rod cannot exceed (,*e+u)!3a.
5. A cube rests on a rough plane of inclination (4 !3+ with 2 of its upper and two of its lower edges horizontal. A
rope is attached to the midpoint of its upper most edge and is pulled parallel to the greatest slope of the plane.
$how that it will be impossible to drag the cube without upsetting it if the coefficient of friction exceeds (,/tan +!2
6. A uniform rod of length 2a# mass m is set in motion b" a sudden blow 5 acting at A and
inclined at to rod as shown. %ind velocit" of A of rod immediatel" after the impact and 2rove
that energ" communicated is 5
2
(,*3sin
2
+!2m.
7. A small bloc' of mass m is placed inside a hollow cone rotating about a vertical axis with angular
velocit" as in the figure. The semivertical angle of the cone is and the coefficient of friction
between the cone and the bloc' is . &f the bloc' is to remain at a constant height h above the apex
of the cone# what are the maximum and minimum values of 6
7. The shown arrangement is in a horizontal plane. The
particle with mass m is restricted to move in an elliptical
orbit with shown dimension. The particle has velocit" v
at the shown position towards right. 8ength of rod is 2l.
The coefficient of restitution between the particle and
the rod is ,!3. The moment of inertia of rod is &# about
O.
i. %ind the locus of mid/point of spring of force constant 93.
ii. %ind the fre0uenc" of the rod.
iii. :hat would be the maximum angular displacement of the oscillating s"stem.
(Assume onl" one collision+
;. The s"stem shown is initiall" at rest. %ind the acceleration of the
bobbins A and mass m. Assume that A can roll without slipping
along the incline. <iven that the 1& about instantaneous axis of
rotation of bobbins A#B#= is &A# &B# &=. Assume their masses to be
mA# mB# mc and internal and external radii to be r and >.