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CPP
WORK ENERGY POWER - SHEET: 6(Lecture–6)
LEVEL - I
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1. A point mass m starts from rest and slides down the surface of a fixed
frictionless solid hemisphere of radius R as shown in figure. Measure angles 
R
from the vertical and potential energy from the top. Find
(a) the change in potential energy of the mass with angle,
(b) the kinetic energy as a function of angle,
(c) the radial and tangential accelerations as a function of angle, and
(d) the angle at which the mass flies off the sphere.
2. The bob of a pendulum at rest is given a sharp hit to impart a horizontal velocity 10g where  is the length
of the pendulum. Find the tension in the string when (a) the string is horizontal, (b) the bob is at its highest
point and (c) the string makes an angle of 60 with the upward vertical.

3. The bob of a stationary pendulum is given a sharp hit to impart it a horizontal speed of 3g . Find the angle
rotated by the string before it becomes slack.

4. A stone tied to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string at the centre. At
a certain instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position, and has a speed u. Find the magnitude of the
change in the velocity as it reaches a position where the string is horizontal

5. A small block is shot into each of the four tracks as shown below. Each of the tracks rises to the same height.
The speed with which the block enters the track is the same in all cases. At the highest point of the track, the
normal reaction is maximum in
(A) (B)
v v

(C) (D)
v v

6. A small sphere of mass m is suspended by a thread of length l. It is raised upto the height of
suspension with thread fully stretched and released. Then the maximum tension n thread will l

be
(A) mg (B) 2mg
(C) 3mg (D) 6mg
7. A simple pendulum consisting of a mass M attached in a string of length L is released from rest at an angle .
A pin is located at a distance l below the pivot point. When the pendulum swings down, the string hits the pin as
shown in the figure. The maximum angle  which string makes with the vertical after hitting the pin is :

 L cos   l  1  L cos   l  1  L cos   l  1  L cos   l 

(A) cos1   (B) cos   (C) cos   (D) cos 
 Ll   L l   L l   L  l 
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8. A stone of mass 1 kg tied to a light inextensible string of length L = 10/3 meter is whirled in circular path in a
vertical plane. If the ratio of maximum to minimum tension is 4, the speed of the stone at the highest point of the
circle will be:
(A) 20 m/s (B) 10 3m / s (C) 5 2 / s (D) 10 m/s

9. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light rigid rod of length l and rotated in a vertical circular path
about its other end. The minimum speed of the particle at its highest point must be
(A) zero (B) gl (C) 1.1g (D) 2gl

LEVEL - II

1. An object of mass m is tied to string of length L and a variable horizontal force is

applied on it which starts at zero and gradually increases (it is pulled extremely
slowly so that equilibrium exists at all times) until the string makes an angle  with
the vertical. Find the work done by the force F:

2. A small heavy block is attached to the lower end of a light rod of length  which can be rotated about its
clamped upper end. What minimum horizontal velocity should the block be given so that it moves in a
complete vertical circle?

3. A simple pendulum consists of a 50 cm long string connected to a 100 g ball. The ball is pulled aside so that
the string makes an angle of 37 with the vertical and is then released. Find the tension in the string when the
bob is at its lowest position.

4. Consider the shown arrangement when a is bob of mass ‘m’ is suspended by

means of a string connected to peg P. If the bob is given a horizontal velocity
having magnitude 3gl , find the minimum speed of the bob in subsequent motion.

5. A small block of mass m slides along a frictionless loop inside loop track B

as shown in figure. Find the minimum ratio R/r so that the block may R
not lose contact at the highest point of inner loop.
r
A

6. A heavy particle is suspended by a 1.5 m long string. It is given a horizontal velocity of 57 m/s. (a) Find the
angle made by the string with the upward vertical, when it becomes slack. (b) Find the speed of the particle at
this instant. (c) Find the maximum height reached by the particle over the point of suspension. Take g = 10
2
m/s

O
7. A simple pendulum of length L having a bob of mass m is deflected from its rest position by an
angle  and released in the figure. The string hits a peg which is fixed at a distance x below the L  x
point of suspension and the bob starts going in a circle centred at the peg. (a) Assuming that
m
initially the bob has a height less than the peg show that the maximum height reached by the
bob equals its initial height. (b) If the pendulum is released with  = 90 and x = L/2 find the
maximum height reached by the bob above its lowest position before the string becomes slack.

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8. A particle of mass m is kept on a fixed, smooth sphere of radius R at a position where the radius through the
particle makes an angle of 30 with the vertical. The particle is released from this position. (a) What is the
force exerted by the sphere on the particle just after the release? (b) Find the distance travelled by the particle
before it leaves contact with the sphere.


9. A bob attached to one end of string of length  is released from the position when O P


string was horizontal. Find the angle made by acceleration of bob with string when
it reaches at Q?

10. A smooth hemisphere of radius R is made to translate in a straight line with a constant acceleration a = g. A
particle kept on the top of the hemisphere is released from there at zero velocity with respect to the
hemisphere. Calculate the speed of particle with respect to the hemisphere as function of  as it slides down

B
11. A bob of mass M is suspended by a massless string of length L. The horizontal velocity V at
position A is just sufficient to make it reach the point B. The angle  at which the speed of the
bob is half of that at A, satisfies
L 
  
(A)   (B)   
4 4 2 A V
 3 3
(C)    (D) 
2 4 4

O
12. A ball is projected with horizontal velocity v 0  9gR at the bottom most point attached
with inextensible string of length R & fixed at O as shown. Tension in the string in R

horizontal position
V0 = 9gR

13. A particle is given an initial speed u inside a fixed smooth spherical shell of radius R = 1 m
that it is just able to complete the circle. Calculate acceleration of the particle when its R
u
velocity is vertical is

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WORK ENERGY POWER – SHEET – 6 (Lecture–6)

ANSWERS
LEVEL - I
2
1. (a)  mg R(1  cos ) (b) + mg R(1  cos ) (c) 2g (1  cos ), g sin  (d) cos1
3

2. (a) 8 mg (b) 5 mg (c) 6.5 mg

 1
1
3. cos  
3
4. 
2 u2  gL 
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. A

LEVEL - II

1 gl
1. mgL (1 – cos ) 2. 2 g 3. 1.4 N 4.
3 3
5. Velocity at A = 2gR
Critical velocity at A = 5gr
 5gr = 2gR
R 5
 
r 2
5L
6. (a) 53 (b) 3.0 m/s (c) 1.2 m 7. (b) above the lowest point
6
3mg 1 
8. (a) (b) 0.43 R 9. tan1  cot  
2  2 
10. 2Rg(1  sin   cos )

11. D
12. 7 mg
12. v 2  v 02  2gR(1  cos )
v 2  7gR  2gRcos 
at horizontal position,  = 90
vh  7gR .
13. g 10

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