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Rotational Motion question

2018 · 15 Apr · Shift 2 · Q55
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Rotational Motion question

2018 · 15 Apr · Shift 2 · Q55

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A thin uniform bar of length LLL and mass 888 m lies on a smooth horizontal table. Two point masses m and 2 m are moving in the same horizontal plane from opposite sides of the bar with speeds 2 υ\upsilonυ and υ\upsilonυ respectively. The masses stick to the bar after collision at a distance L3{L \over 3}3L​ and L6{L \over 6}6L​ respectively from the center of the bar. If the br starts rotating about its center of mass as a result of collision, the angular speed of the bar will be : JEE Main 2018 (Online) 15th April Evening Slot Physics - Rotational Motion Question 202 English
  1. A
    v5L{v \over {5L}}5Lv​
  2. B
    6v5L{6v \over {5L}}5L6v​
  3. C
    3v5L{3v \over {5L}}5L3v​
  4. D
    v6L{v \over {6L}}6Lv​
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Correct answer: B

  1. Set up the system

A uniform thin bar has:

  • length LLL
  • mass 8m8m8m

Two particles collide and stick to the bar:

  • particle mmm with speed 2v2v2v
  • particle 2m2m2m with speed vvv

They strike at distances from the center of the bar:

  • mmm at L/3L/3L/3
  • 2m2m2m at L/6L/6L/6

Since they come from opposite sides and the table is smooth, we use conservation of angular momentum about the final center of mass of the system.


  1. Linear momentum before collision

Take rightward direction as positive.

Let:

  • mass mmm move rightward with speed 2v2v2v
  • mass 2m2m2m move leftward with speed vvv

Then total linear momentum is P=m(2v)+2m(−v)=2mv−2mv=0P = m(2v) + 2m(-v) = 2mv - 2mv = 0P=m(2v)+2m(−v)=2mv−2mv=0

So the final center of mass remains at rest. Hence the system rotates about its final COM, which is also fixed.


  1. Find the position of final center of mass

Take the center of the bar as origin.

To make the bar rotate after collision, the two particles must hit on opposite sides of the center. Let:

  • mass mmm stick at x=+L/3x=+L/3x=+L/3
  • mass 2m2m2m stick at x=−L/6x=-L/6x=−L/6

Then the COM of the combined system is xcm=8m(0)+m(L3)+2m(−L6)8m+m+2mx_{cm} = \frac{8m(0)+m\left(\frac{L}{3}\right)+2m\left(-\frac{L}{6}\right)}{8m+m+2m}xcm​=8m+m+2m8m(0)+m(3L​)+2m(−6L​)​

xcm=mL/3−2mL/611m=mL/3−mL/311m=0x_{cm} = \frac{mL/3 - 2mL/6}{11m} = \frac{mL/3 - mL/3}{11m} = 0xcm​=11mmL/3−2mL/6​=11mmL/3−mL/3​=0

So the final center of mass is at the original center of the bar.

Thus we can calculate angular momentum about the bar center itself.


  1. Initial angular momentum about the center

Angular momentum magnitude for a particle moving perpendicular to radius line is L=mvrL = mvrL=mvr

Here each particle moves horizontally, and the perpendicular distance from the center is just the given impact distance.

For particle mmm: L1=m(2v)(L3)=2mvL3L_1 = m(2v)\left(\frac{L}{3}\right)=\frac{2mvL}{3}L1​=m(2v)(3L​)=32mvL​

For particle 2m2m2m: L2=2m(v)(L6)=mvL3L_2 = 2m(v)\left(\frac{L}{6}\right)=\frac{mvL}{3}L2​=2m(v)(6L​)=3mvL​

Both contribute in the same rotational sense, so total initial angular momentum is Li=2mvL3+mvL3=mvLL_i = \frac{2mvL}{3}+\frac{mvL}{3}=mvLLi​=32mvL​+3mvL​=mvL


  1. Moment of inertia after collision

The final body consists of:

  • the bar of mass 8m8m8m
  • point mass mmm at distance L/3L/3L/3
  • point mass 2m2m2m at distance L/6L/6L/6

Moment of inertia of the bar about its center: Ibar=112(8m)L2=2mL23I_{\text{bar}} = \frac{1}{12}(8m)L^2 = \frac{2mL^2}{3}Ibar​=121​(8m)L2=32mL2​

Moment of inertia of particle mmm: I1=m(L3)2=mL29I_1 = m\left(\frac{L}{3}\right)^2 = \frac{mL^2}{9}I1​=m(3L​)2=9mL2​

Moment of inertia of particle 2m2m2m: I2=2m(L6)2=2m⋅L236=mL218I_2 = 2m\left(\frac{L}{6}\right)^2 = 2m\cdot \frac{L^2}{36}=\frac{mL^2}{18}I2​=2m(6L​)2=2m⋅36L2​=18mL2​

So total moment of inertia is I=2mL23+mL29+mL218I = \frac{2mL^2}{3}+\frac{mL^2}{9}+\frac{mL^2}{18}I=32mL2​+9mL2​+18mL2​

Taking LCM 181818: I=12mL2+2mL2+mL218=15mL218=5mL26I = \frac{12mL^2+2mL^2+mL^2}{18} = \frac{15mL^2}{18} = \frac{5mL^2}{6}I=1812mL2+2mL2+mL2​=1815mL2​=65mL2​


  1. Apply conservation of angular momentum

Li=IωL_i = I\omegaLi​=Iω

mvL=5mL26 ωmvL = \frac{5mL^2}{6}\,\omegamvL=65mL2​ω

Therefore, ω=mvL(5mL2/6)=6v5L\omega = \frac{mvL}{(5mL^2/6)} = \frac{6v}{5L}ω=(5mL2/6)mvL​=5L6v​


  1. Match with options

ω=6v5L\boxed{\omega = \frac{6v}{5L}}ω=5L6v​​

So the correct option is: B\boxed{\text{B}}B​

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