JEE Main 202229 JulyMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 29 July
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
JEE Main 2022 · 29 July · Morning Shift · Physics · Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
Two bodies of mass 1kg and 3kg have position vectors ^ i + 2 ^ j +...
Two bodies of mass and have position vectors \overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k} and - 3\overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k} respectively. The magnitude of position vector of centre of mass of this system will be similar to the magnitude of vector :
Options
- A\overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}
- B- 3\overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}
- C- 2\overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{k}
- D- 2\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + 2\overset{^}{k}
Correct answer
A. \overset{^}{i} - 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}
Step-by-step solution
As we know, centre of mass is given by,
\overset{\to}{r}com = \dfrac{m\left(\overset{^}{ı} + 2\overset{^}{ȷ} + \overset{^}{k}\right) + 3m\left(- 3\overset{^}{ı} - 2\overset{^}{ȷ} + \overset{^}{k}\right)}{m + 3m}
\overset{\to}{r}com = \dfrac{- 8m\overset{^}{ı} - 4m\overset{^}{ȷ} + 4m\overset{^}{k}}{4m} = - 2\overset{^}{ı} - \overset{^}{ȷ} + \overset{^}{k}
The magnitude of the position vector of the centre of mass is .
It is similar to the magnitude of the option A.