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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 RR rolls without slipping with a center of mass speed v0=gR3v_0 = \sqrt{\dfrac{gR}{3}} on a horizontal surface with a vertical edge, as shown in the figure. Here, gg 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:

A solid cylinder of radius R rolls without slipping with a center of mass speed v_0 = (gR)/(3) on a horizontal surface

Options

  1. A00
  2. B5gR7\sqrt{\dfrac{5gR}{7}}
  3. CgR15\sqrt{\dfrac{gR}{15}}
  4. D3gR7\sqrt{\dfrac{3gR}{7}}

Correct answer

B. 5gR7\sqrt{\dfrac{5gR}{7}}

Step-by-step solution

Let the mass of the cylinder be mm and its radius be RR.

When the cylinder is rolling on the horizontal surface, its kinetic energy is:
Ki=12mv02+12Icmω02K_i = \dfrac{1}{2}mv_0^2 + \dfrac{1}{2}I_{cm}\omega_0^2

Since it rolls without slipping, ω0=v0R\omega_0 = \dfrac{v_0}{R} and Icm=12mR2I_{cm} = \dfrac{1}{2}mR^2.
Ki=12mv02+12(12mR2)(v0R)2=34mv02K_i = \dfrac{1}{2}mv_0^2 + \dfrac{1}{2}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}mR^2\right)\left(\dfrac{v_0}{R}\right)^2 = \dfrac{3}{4}mv_0^2

Given v0=gR3v_0 = \sqrt{\dfrac{gR}{3}}, we have v02=gR3v_0^2 = \dfrac{gR}{3}.
Ki=34m(gR3)=14mgRK_i = \dfrac{3}{4}m\left(\dfrac{gR}{3}\right) = \dfrac{1}{4}mgR

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:
Ei=Ki+Ui=14mgR+mgR=54mgRE_i = K_i + U_i = \dfrac{1}{4}mgR + mgR = \dfrac{5}{4}mgR

As the cylinder rotates around the corner, let θ\theta be the angle the line connecting the corner to the center of mass makes with the vertical. Let vv be the speed of the center of mass at this angle.
The total mechanical energy at angle θ\theta is:
Ef=34mv2+mgRcos⁡θE_f = \dfrac{3}{4}mv^2 + mgR\cos\theta

By conservation of mechanical energy, Ei=EfE_i = E_f:
54mgR=34mv2+mgRcos⁡θ\dfrac{5}{4}mgR = \dfrac{3}{4}mv^2 + mgR\cos\theta

The forces acting on the cylinder along the radial direction (towards the corner) are the component of gravity mgcos⁡θmg\cos\theta and the normal force NN. The equation of motion is:
mgcos⁡θ−N=mv2Rmg\cos\theta - N = \dfrac{mv^2}{R}

The cylinder loses contact with the corner when the normal force becomes zero (N=0N = 0):
mgcos⁡θ=mv2R⇒mgRcos⁡θ=mv2mg\cos\theta = \dfrac{mv^2}{R} \Rightarrow mgR\cos\theta = mv^2

Substituting this into the energy conservation equation:
54mgR=34mv2+mv2\dfrac{5}{4}mgR = \dfrac{3}{4}mv^2 + mv^2

54mgR=74mv2\dfrac{5}{4}mgR = \dfrac{7}{4}mv^2

Solving for vv:
v2=57gRv^2 = \dfrac{5}{7}gR

v=5gR7v = \sqrt{\dfrac{5gR}{7}}

Answer: 5gR7\sqrt{\dfrac{5gR}{7}}
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