Rotation 3 Question 11
17. A wheel of radius and mass is placed at the bottom of a fixed step of height as shown in the figure. A constant force is continuously applied on the surface of the wheel so that it just climbs the step without slipping. Consider the torque tabout an
axis normal to the plane of the paper passing through the point
(a) If the force is applied normal to the circumference at point
(b) If the force is applied tangentially at point
(c) If the force is applied at point
(d) If the force is applied normal to the circumference at point
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 17. (a, c)
Solution:
(a) If force is applied normal to surface at
(b) Wheel can climb.
(c)
Hence, as
(d)