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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Centre of Mass, Linear momentum, Collision

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Centre of Mass, Linear momentum, Collision

A circular disc of diameter d and a square plate of edge d are...

A circular disc of diameter dd and a square plate of edge dd are placed touching each other at the midpoint of an edge of the plate, as shown in the figure. Determine the centre of mass of the combination, assuming the same mass per unit area for both plates.
A circular disc of diameter d and a square plate of edge d are placed touching each other at the midpoint of an edge of

Options

  1. A4d4+π\dfrac{4d}{4 + \pi} to the right of the centre of the disc
  2. B2d4+π\dfrac{2d}{4 + \pi} to the right of the centre of the disc
  3. Cd1+π\dfrac{d}{1 + \pi} to the right of the centre of the disc
  4. Dπd4+π\dfrac{\pi d}{4 + \pi} to the right of the centre of the disc

Correct answer

A. 4d4+π\dfrac{4d}{4 + \pi} to the right of the centre of the disc

Step-by-step solution

Let the centre of the circular disc be the origin (0,0)(0, 0).

Let σ\sigma be the mass per unit area of both plates.

The mass of the circular disc is m1=σπ(d2)2=σπd24m_1 = \sigma \pi \left(\dfrac{d}{2}\right)^2 = \dfrac{\sigma \pi d^2}{4}.
The centre of mass of the disc is at x1=0x_1 = 0.

The mass of the square plate is m2=σd2m_2 = \sigma d^2.
Since the square plate touches the disc at the midpoint of its edge, the distance from the centre of the disc to the centre of the square plate is the sum of the radius of the disc and half the edge length of the square. Thus, the centre of mass of the square plate is at x2=d2+d2=dx_2 = \dfrac{d}{2} + \dfrac{d}{2} = d.

The position of the centre of mass of the combination is given by:

xcm=m1x1+m2x2m1+m2x_{cm} = \dfrac{m_1 x_1 + m_2 x_2}{m_1 + m_2}

Substituting the values, we get:

xcm=(σπd24)(0)+(σd2)(d)σπd24+σd2x_{cm} = \dfrac{\left(\dfrac{\sigma \pi d^2}{4}\right)(0) + (\sigma d^2)(d)}{\dfrac{\sigma \pi d^2}{4} + \sigma d^2}

xcm=σd3σd2(π4+1)x_{cm} = \dfrac{\sigma d^3}{\sigma d^2 \left(\dfrac{\pi}{4} + 1\right)}

xcm=dπ+44=4d4+πx_{cm} = \dfrac{d}{\dfrac{\pi + 4}{4}} = \dfrac{4d}{4 + \pi}

Therefore, the centre of mass of the combination is at a distance of 4d4+π\dfrac{4d}{4 + \pi} to the right of the centre of the disc.
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