In the figure shown, a ring is initially rolling without sliding with a velocity
on the horizontal surface of the body
(of same mass as
. All surfaces are smooth.
has no initial velocity. What will be the maximum height reached by
on
?
a) |
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b) |
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c) |
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d) |
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In the figure shown, a ring is initially rolling without sliding with a velocity
on the horizontal surface of the body
(of same mass as
. All surfaces are smooth.
has no initial velocity. What will be the maximum height reached by
on
?
a) |
|
b) |
|
c) |
|
d) |
|
(b)
When the ring is at the maximum height, the wedge and the ring have the same horizontal component of velocity. As all the surface are smooth, in the absence of friction between the ring and the wedge surface, angular velocity of the ring remains constant
For conservation of mechanical energy, we get
Where is final common velocity;
from conservation of momentum) and