A sphere having radius 5 cm rolling purely on a horizontal surface with angular velocity 3 rads-1, then what is the linear velocity for bottom-most point?
A sphere having radius 5 cm rolling purely on a horizontal surface with angular velocity 3 rads-1, then what is the linear velocity for bottom-most point? Correct Answer 0 ms<sup>-1</sup>
CONCEPT:
- Rolling motion: Rolling motion can be regarded as a combination of pure rotation and pure translation.
- In pure rolling motion, the point of contact (bottom-most point) moves with velocity Vp = velocity of point P = V
- Vp = (V’ - ωR) = V
- V’ = Vp – ωR
Where V’ = linear velocity of solid sphere
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EXPLANATION:
- When an object is rolling on a plane without slipping, the point of contact of the object with the plane does not move.
- In pure rolling motion, there is no relative motion between body & floor on which it is rolling (No sleep).
Vbottom point = Vlinear + (- Vrotational) = 0
- Hence, net linear velocity for the bottom-most point in pure rolling is zero. Therefore option 4 is correct.
NOTE:
If there is no pure rolling then two types of sleep occur
1. Forward slip
2. Backward slip
1. Forward slip
Linear velocity ˃ linear velocity (rotation)
So, Vnet = V – (Rꙍ)rotation
2. Forward slip
Linear velocity ˂ linear velocity (rotation)
So, Vnet = (Rꙍ)rotation – V
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