Saved Bookmarks
| 1. |
A cord is wound around the circumference of wheel of radius r. The axis of the wheel is horizontal and MI is I. A weight mg is attached to the end of the cord and falls from rest. After falling through a distance h, the angular velocity of the wheel will be |
|
Answer» `sqrt((2gh)/(I+mr^(2)))` Decrease in GRAVITATIONAL potential energy = INCREASE in kinetic energy `:. mgh=(1)/(2)Iomega^(2)+(1)/(2)mv^(2)=(1)/(2)Iomega^(2)+(1)/(2)m(r omega)^(2)` `:.` Angular velocity, `omega=sqrt((2mgh)/(I+mr^(2)))`. |
|