System of Particles and Rotational Motion - Result Question 1

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1. Two particles of mass $5 kg$ and $10 kg$ respectively are attached to the two ends of a rigid rod of length $1 m$ with negligible mass. The centre of mass of the system from the 5 $kg$ particle is nearly at a distance of : [2020]

======= ####1. Two particles of mass $5 kg$ and $10 kg$ respectively are attached to the two ends of a rigid rod of length $1 m$ with negligible mass. The centre of mass of the system from the 5 $kg$ particle is nearly at a distance of : [2020]

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(b) $67 cm$

(c) $80 cm$

(d) $33 cm$

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Solution:

  1. (b)

Centre of mass of a system of two particles of masses $m_1$ and $m_2$ having position vectors $\overrightarrow{{}x_1}$ and $\overrightarrow{{}x_2}$ is

$ x _{cm}=\frac{m_1 x_1+m_2 x_2}{m_1+m_2} $

Taking particle of mass $5 kg$ at origin.

$ \begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow x _{cm}=\frac{5 \times 0+100 \times 10}{5+10}=\frac{200}{3}=66.66 cm \\ & \Rightarrow x _{cm}=67 cm \end{aligned} $