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A circular platform is mounted on a frictionless vertical axle. Its radius R=2 m and its moment of inertia about the axle is 200 kg m^2. It is initially at rest. A 50 kg man stands on the edge of the platform and begins to walk along the edge at the speed of 1 m s^(-1) relative to the ground. Time taken by the man to complete one revolution with respect to disc is

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`pi s`
`(3pi)/2 s`
`2pi s`
`pi/2 s`

SOLUTION :USING angular momentum conservation,
`L_i=0 , L_f= MVR-I omega`, so , `mvR = I omega`
`omega=(mvR)/I=(50xx1xx2)/200=1/2`
For ONE complete revolution,
`(v+omegaR)t=2piR`
`(1+1/2xx2)t=2pixx2 rArr t=2pi s`.


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