Assignment-3-Centre of Mass

Pavankumarsarmasir -assignment-3
2. From the given statement pick the incorrect statement(s).

A) The position of center of mass of a rigid body cannot change with respect
to a frame attached to the body itself.
B) The position of center of gravity cannot change for a rigid body with respect
to a frame attached to the body itself.
C) The position of center of gravity can change for a rigid body with respect to
a frame attached to the body itself.
D) For an extended rigid body C M must be a point with in the body.
3. Which of the following statement is/are correct about location of centre of
mass
(A) The centre of mass of three particles of equal weight placed at the
vertices of a triangle ABC coincides with the centroid of triangle ABC.
(B) A uniform wire is bent to form the sides of a triangle ABC. The centre of
mass of wire coincide with centroid of triangle ABC.
(C) The centre of mass of four particles of equal weight placed at the vertices
of a quadrilateral coincide with centroid of quadrilateral.
(D) The centre of mass of a body can exist outside the material of the body.
4. The figure shows two blocks of mass 2 kg
and 1 kg accelerating at 4 m/s 2 and 8 m/s2 2
4 m/s 8 m/s
2
respectively starting from rest as shown in 2 kg 1 kg smooth
the figure, then which of the following are

true

at any instant (before the collision).
 
(A) CM  0
a (B) v CM  0
(C) position of centre of mass is constant.
(D) position of centre of mass is not constant.
5. An object comprises of a uniform ring of radius R y
and a uniform chord AB (not necessarily made of the A
same material) as shown. Which of the following can
not be the center of mass of object
B x
R R R R
 ,   , 
(A)  3 3  (B)  3 4 
R R  R R 
 ,   , 
(C)  2 2  (D)  2 2
6. Two blocks of masses m and 4m lie on a smooth horizontal surface

connected with a spring in its natural length. Mass m is given velocity v0
through an impulse as shown in figure. Which of the following is true
about subsequent motion?
0 0
v0
m 4m
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A) Kinetic energy is maximum in ground frame and centre of mass (CM)
frame simultaneously.
B) Value of maximum and minimum kinetic energy is same in CM and
ground frame.
C) Minimum kinetic energy is zero in CM frame but non-zero in ground
frame.
D) Maximum and minimum kinetic energy of m in ground frame is,
1 2
mv0
respectively, 2 and zero.
7.
Key-sheet
2 BD 3 AD 4 AC 5 BCD 6 CD
7 ABD
Passage – 1:
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A long, thin, pliable carpet is laid on the floor. One end of the carpet is
bent back and then pulled backwards with constant unit velocity, just
above the part of the carpet which is still at rest on the floor. The
carpet has unit length and unit mass.
V=1
O 1
1. The speed of centre of mass of the moving part is
a) 1/2 b) 3/4 c) 1 d) continuously
increases
2. The force needed to pull the moving part is
a) 1/2 b)3/4 c) 1 d) continuously
increases
3. The total energy lost during the process of pulling is
a)zero b) 1/2 c) 3/4 d) 2/3
Passage – 2
Centre of mass is the point where all mass of system is centred. Centre of
mass describes the translatory motion. A system consists a large number
of particles. Then without using the concept of C.M., motion of system
cannot be described because Newton’s laws hold for only point object.
Position of C.M., depend on the distribution of masses. Position of centre
of mass lies very nearer to the massive part. The centre of mass of any
symmetric object lies on an axis of symmetry and on any plane of
symmetry. If the net external force on the system of particles is zero then
centre of mass of the system moves with constant velocity or remain at
rest. Kinetic energy of the system of particles is equal to sum of K.E. of
centre of mass and K.E. of particles with respect to a frame fixed at the
centre of mass.

4. V
If CM is velocity of C.M. of system and M is the total mass of system, then
MV CM :
a) is equal to vector sum of the linear momenta of all particles of the
system.
b) Is constant, if external force act on the system.
c) MvCM represent the momentum of independent particles.
d) MvCM is not constant when only internal force act on the system
5. In a two particle system with the particles having mass m1 and m2 , if the
first particle is pushed towards the C.M., through a distance d, then the
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direction in which the second particle should move, so that the position of
C.M. remains unchanged is:
a) Towards the C.M.,
b) Away from C.M.
c) Equal to d towards the C.M.
d) Away from the C.M. by equal distance d.
6. For an uniform solid hemispherical object of mass M and radius R, the
distance of its centre of mass from its centre is
R 4R R 3R
a) 2 b) 7 c) 4 d) 8
Comprehensions Answers
1 B 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 A 6 D
M 
m   0 x
1. The mass per unit length of a rod varies as  L  where M 0 is a
constant and x is the distance of any point on rod measured from one end.
KL
Centre of mass of the rod from the given end is at a distance of 3 on the
rod. Find the value of K.
2. Figure shows a uniform disc of radius R from which a hole of radius R / 2
has been cut out from left of the centre and is placed on right of the centre
of disc. The centre of mass of resulting disc is at a distance R / n from centre
of uniform disc. Find the value of n.
3. A block of mass M is placed on the top of a bigger block of mass 10M as

shown in figure. All the surfaces are frictionless. The system is released from
rest. The distance moved by the bigger block at the instant the smaller block
1
reaches the ground is x 10 m . Find the value of x.
4. A 75 kg man stands at the rear end of a platform of mass 25 kg and length

4m. while system is moving initially at 4 m/s. over a frictionless surface. At
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t = 0, he walks at 2m/s relative to the platform and then stops at the front
end. Find the displacement of the platform during the period the man
walks on the platform (in m).
75 kg
4
m/sec
25 kg
5. Seven homogeneous bricks, each of length L, are arranged as shown in

figure. Each brick is displaced with respect to the one in contact by L/10.
22 L
The x-coordinate of the centre of mass relative to the origin O shown is 5 P .
Find the value of P.
O X
6. A circular Arc(AB) of thin wire from of radius R = 2  and mass M makes

an angle of 90 at the origin Find the y coordinate of the C.M. taking O as
the origin in cm.
y
A B
x
O
7. Two particles of masses 5 kg and 3 kg are at a separation 8 m. If 5 kg mass
is moved towards 3 kg by a distance 1.8 m, then by what distance the
particle 3kg be moved towards the 5 kg so that the centre of the system
does not change? ( in m)
8. Two balls of masses 1 kg each are connected by an inextensible massless
string. The system is resting on a smooth horizontal surface. An impulse
of 10 Ns is applied to one of the balls at an angle 30 0 with the line joining
two balls in horizontal direction as shown in the figure. Assuming that the
string remains taut after the impulse the magnitude of impulse of tension
K
3
is 2 Ns. Find the value of K.
1 kg
10 Ns
1 kg 300
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9. Two skaters, each of mass 50 kg, approach each other along parallel paths
separated by 3 m.They have equal and opposite velocities of 10 m/s. The
first skater carries a long light pole, 3 m long, and the second skater grabs
the end of it as he passes (assume frictionless ice).
a) The motion of the skaters after they are connected by the pole.
b) By pulling on the pole the skaters reduce their distance to 1 m. Ratio of
K.E of system in part a to that in part b is n find n.
10. In a “zero-g” environment, a thin uniform rod of length l is initially at rest

with respect to an inertial frame of reference. The rod is tapped at one end
perpendicular to its length. The center of mass translate while the rod
completes one revolution about its center of mass is   n , n = ?
Integer Answers
1 2 2 4 3 2 4 5 5 7 6 4
7 3 8 5 9 9 10 3
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2. From the given statement pick the incorrect statement(s).

the figure, then which of the following are

6. Two blocks of masses m and 4m lie on a smooth horizontal surface

3. A block of mass M is placed on the top of a bigger block of mass 10M as

4. A 75 kg man stands at the rear end of a platform of mass 25 kg and length

5. Seven homogeneous bricks, each of length L, are arranged as shown in

6. A circular Arc(AB) of thin wire from of radius R = 2  and mass M makes

10. In a “zero-g” environment, a thin uniform rod of length l is initially at rest

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