A2 讲义习题(35)—Circular motion(1)

1. A particle of mass m is attached by a light inextensible string of length L to a fixed point A on

a smooth horizontal table. If it is travelling with constant angular velocity w in a circle what is
the tension in the string and the reaction with table?
2. A car of mass M is turning a corner of radius r. The coefficient of friction between the wheels
and the horizontal road surface is u. What is the maximum speed at which the car can turn the
corner without skidding?
3. A motorcyclist is rounding a bend of radius 20 meters. She enters the bend travelling at 10 m
s-1, and increases speed at a constant rate of 2 m s -1 per second for each of the next 3 seconds.
Find the angle which her acceleration makes with the direction of motion at ht beginning and
end of this time, and the angle through which she has turned.
4. An inextensible string of length 2m is fixed at one and A and carries at its other end B a
particle of mass 3kg which is rotating in a horizontal circle whose centre is 1m vertically
below A. Find the angular velocity of the particle and the tension in the string.
5. Two light inextensible strings AB and BC each of length L are attached to a particle of mass m
at B. The other ends A and C are fixed to two points in a vertical line such that A is distant L
above C. The particle describes a horizontal circle with constant angular velocity w.
Find (a) the tension in AB
(b) the least value of w so that both strings shall be taut.
6. A light inextensible string of length 3L is threaded through a smooth ring and carries a particle
at each end. One particle A of mass m is at rest at a distance L below the ring. The other
particle B of mass M is rotating in a horizontal circle whose centre is A. Find the angular
velocity of B and find m in terms of M.
7. The base of a hollow right cone of semi vertical angle 30°, is fixed to a horizontal
plane. Two particles each of mass m are connected by a light inextensible
string which passes through a small smooth hole in the vertex V of the
cone. One particle, A, hangs at rest inside the cone. The other particle B
moves on the outer smooth surface of the cone at a distance L from V, in a
horizontal circle with centre A. Find the tension in the string, the
angular velocity of B and the normal reaction between B and the cone.
8. A car is travelling round a section of a race track which is banked at an angle of 15 °. The
radius of the track is 100m. What is the speed at which the car can travel
without tending to slip?
9. A car travelling at 28 m s -1 has no tendency to slip on a track of radius 200m banked at an
angle . When the speed is increased to 35 m s-1 the car is just on the point of slipping up the
track. Calculate the coefficient of friction between the car and the track.
10. A railway line is taken round a circular arc of radius 1000m, and is banked by raising the
outer rail h m above the inner rail. If the lateral pressure on the inner rail when a train travels
round the curve at 10 m s-1 is equal to the lateral pressure on the outer rail when the train’s
speed is 20 m s-1 , calculate the value of h. (The distance between the rails is 1.5m)
11. A car, starting from rest, travels in a circular path of radius 45 meters. It moves so that, after t
seconds, its speed increases at a rate 0.3 (12-t) m s -1 per second, until it reaches its maximum
speed after 12 seconds. Find the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the car
(a) at the start (b) after 6 seconds (c) after 12 seconds