Centre of Mass 1 Question 12
12. A block of mass has a circular cut with a frictionless surface as shown. The block rests on the horizontal frictionless surfaced of a fixed table. Initially the right edge of the block is at , in a coordinate system fixed to the table. A point mass is released from rest at the topmost point of the path as shown and it slides down. When the mass loses contact with the block, its position is and the velocity is . At that instant, which of the following option is/are correct?
(2017 Adv.)
(a) The velocity of the point mass
(b) The
(c) The position of the point mass is
(d) The velocity of the block
True/False
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 12. (a)
Solution:
of the block and point mass system
where,
Solving this equation, we get
From conservation of momentum and mechanical energy of the combined system
Solving these two equations, we get