Centre of Mass 1 Question 5
5. An -shaped object made of thin rods of uniform mass density is suspended with a string as shown in figure. If and the angle is made by with downward vertical is , then
(2019 Main, 9 Jan)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 5. (d)
Solution:
- Key Idea The centre of mass of a thin rod of uniform density lies at its centre.
The given system of rods can be drawn using geometry as,
where,
So, in