NEETPhysicsRotational MotionMCQ+4 / −1
A small mass attached to a string rotates on a frictionless table top as shown. If the tension in the string is increased by pulling the string causing the radius of the circular motion to decrease by a factor of 2, the kinetic energy of the mass will


- Adecrease by a factor of 2
- Bremain constant
- Cincrease by a factor of 2
- Dincrease by a factor of 4
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Correct answer: D
According to law of conservation of
angular momentum
mvr = mv'r'
...(i)
(Using (i))
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