Rotation 5 Question 12
22. A rigid uniform bar of length is slipping from its vertical position on a frictionless floor (as shown in the figure). At some instant of time, the angle made by the bar with the vertical is . Which of the following statements about its motion is/are correct?
(2017 Adv.)
(a) Instantaneous torque about the point in contact with the floor is proportional to
(b) The trajectory of the point
(c) The mid-point of the bar will fall vertically downward
(d) When the bar makes an angle
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 22. (a,c,d)
Solution:
- When the bar makes an angle
, the height of its COM (mid-point) is .
Since, force on COM is only along the vertical direction, hence COM is falling vertically downward. Instantaneous torque about point of contact is
or
Now,
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