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Motion In Straight Line

Question
CBSEENPH11026201

A small disc of radius 2 cm is cut from a disc of radius 6 cm. If the distance between their centres is 3.2 cm, what is the shift in the centre of mass of the disc?

  • 0.4 cm

  • 2.4 cm

  • 1.8 cm

  • 1.2 cm

Solution

A.

0.4 cm

The situation can be shown as: Let radius of complete disc is a and that of small disc is b. Also let centre of mass now shifts to 02 at a distance X2 from original centre

                       

The position of new centre of mass is given by

                      XCM = -σ. πb2. x1σ.π a2 - σ.π b2

Here, a = 6 cm, b = 2 cm, x1 = 3.2 cm

  XCM = -σ × π 22 ×3.2σ × π ×62 - σ ×π ×22                = 12.832π

⇒    XCM = 0.4 cm