JEE Advanced 2026Paper 1
- Exam
- JEE Advanced
- Year
- 2026
- Paper
- Paper 1
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Rotational Motion
JEE Advanced 2026 · Paper 1 · Physics · Rotational Motion
A solid cylinder of radius R rolls without slipping with a center...
A solid cylinder of radius rolls without slipping with a center of mass speed on a horizontal surface with a vertical edge, as shown in the figure. Here, is the acceleration due to the gravity. At the moment when the cylinder loses contact with the surface due to rotation around the corner, the speed of its center of mass is:

Options
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Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Let the mass of the cylinder be and its radius be .
When the cylinder is rolling on the horizontal surface, its kinetic energy is:
Since it rolls without slipping, and .
Given , we have .
Let the corner be the reference level for potential energy. The initial total mechanical energy of the cylinder just as it reaches the corner is:
As the cylinder rotates around the corner, let be the angle the line connecting the corner to the center of mass makes with the vertical. Let be the speed of the center of mass at this angle.
The total mechanical energy at angle is:
By conservation of mechanical energy, :
The forces acting on the cylinder along the radial direction (towards the corner) are the component of gravity and the normal force . The equation of motion is:
The cylinder loses contact with the corner when the normal force becomes zero ():
Substituting this into the energy conservation equation:
Solving for :
Answer:
When the cylinder is rolling on the horizontal surface, its kinetic energy is:
Since it rolls without slipping, and .
Given , we have .
Let the corner be the reference level for potential energy. The initial total mechanical energy of the cylinder just as it reaches the corner is:
As the cylinder rotates around the corner, let be the angle the line connecting the corner to the center of mass makes with the vertical. Let be the speed of the center of mass at this angle.
The total mechanical energy at angle is:
By conservation of mechanical energy, :
The forces acting on the cylinder along the radial direction (towards the corner) are the component of gravity and the normal force . The equation of motion is:
The cylinder loses contact with the corner when the normal force becomes zero ():
Substituting this into the energy conservation equation:
Solving for :
Answer: