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Circular Motion — Physics STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 SciencePhysicsCircular Motion3 Marks
Question
A table with smooth horizontal surface is placed in a cabin which moves in a circle of a large radius R (figure In). A smooth pulley of small radius is fastened to the table. Two masses m and 2m placed on the table are connected through a string going over the pulley. Initially the masses are held by a person with the strings along the outward radius and then the system is released from rest (with respect to the cabin). Find the magnitude of the initial acceleration of the masses as seen from the cabin and the tension in the string.
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Answer


Let the bigger mass accelerates towards right with ‘a’.
From the free body diagrams,
$\text{T}-\text{ma}-\text{m}\omega^2\text{R}=0\ \dots(1)$
$\text{T}+2\text{ma}-2\text{m}\omega^2\text{R}=0\ \dots(2)$
Eq (1) – Eq (2)
$\Rightarrow3\text{ma}=\text{m}\omega^2\text{R}$
$\Rightarrow\text{a}=\frac{\text{m}\omega^2\text{R}}{3}$
Substituting the value of a in Equation (1), we get $\text{T}=\frac{4}{3}\text{m}\omega^2\text{R}.$

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