ASSIGNMENT SHEET

CODE: IIT-JEE

2013

Centre of Mass, Conservation of Linear Momentum, Impulse & Collision

Assignment - 01

AVADHESH PRATAP SINGH

1.

Two particles of mass 1 kg and 2 kg are located at x = 0 and x = 3 m. Find the position of their centre of mass.

(B.TECH/IIT KANPUR)

2.

The position vector of three particles of mass m 1 = 1 kg, m2 = 2 kg and m3 = 3 kg are

r1 = ( i + 4 j + k )m, r2 = ( i + j + k )m and r3 = ( 2i j 2k ) their centre of mass.

m respectively. Find the position vector of

3.

Four particles of mass 1 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg and 4 kg are placed at the four vertices A, B, C and D of a square of side 1 m. Find the position of centre of mass of the particles.

4.

A rod of length L is placed along the x-axis between x = 0 and x = L. The linear density (mass/length) of the rod varies with the distance x from the origin as = a + bx. Here, a and b are constants. Find the position of centre of mass of this rod. Y Find the position of centre of mass of the uniform lamina shown in figure.

5.

6.

Three particles of mass 1 kg, 2 kg and 3 kg are placed at the corners A, B and C respectively of an equilateral triangle ABC of edge 1 m. Find the distance of their centre of mass from A.

7.

Find the distance of centre of mass of a uniform plate having semicircular inner and outer boundaries of radii a and b from the centre O.

a O

8.

Find the position of centre of mass of the section shown in figure.

2a x 2a

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9.

A square lamina of side a and a circular lamina of diameter a are placed touching each other as shown in figure. Find distance of their centre of mass from point O, the centre of square. Consider a rectangular plate of dimensions a b. If this plate is a b considered to be made up of four rectangles of dimensions and we 2 2 now remove one out of four rectangles. Find the position where the centre of mass of the remaining system will be.

10.

O a

11.

The uniform solid sphere shown in the figure has a spherical hole in it. Find the position of its centre of mass.

y
b

a R

12.

The density of a thin rod of length l varies with the distance x from one end as = Find the position of centre of mass of rod.

x2 . l2

13.

There are two masses m1 and m2 placed at a distance l apart. Let the centre of mass of this system is at a point named C. If m1 is displaced by l1 towards C and m2 is displaced by l2 away from C. Find the distance, from C where new centre of mass will be located.

14.

A block of mass 1 kg is at x = 10 m and moving towards negative x-axis with velocity 6 m/s. Another block of mass 2 kg is at x = 12 m and moving towards positive x-axis with velocity 4 m/s at the same instant. Find position of their centre of mass after 2 second.

15.

Two particles of mass 1 kg and 2 kg respectively are initially 10 m apart. At time t = 0, they start moving towards each other with uniform speeds 2 m/s and 1 m/s respectively. Find the displacement of their centre of mass at t = 1s.

16.

x-y is the vertical plane as shown in figure. A particle of mass 1 kg is at (10 m, 20 m) at time t = 0. It is released from rest. Another particle of mass 2 kg is at (20 m, 40 m) at the same instant. It is projected with
^ ^ velocity ( 10 i + 10 j )m/s. After 1 second. Find :

y g = 10 m/s2

(a) Acceleration (b) Velocity and (c) Position of their centre of mass.

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17.

A straight rod of length L has one of its ends at the origin and the other at x = L. If the mass per unit length of the rod is given by Ax where A is a constant, where is its centre of mass?

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