- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- 12 January
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
JEE Main 2019 · 12 January · Morning Shift · Physics · Center of Mass, Momentum and Collision
The position vector of the center of mass → r cm of an asymmetric...
Options
- A\overset{\to}{r}cm = \dfrac{13}{8}L\overset{^}{x} + \dfrac{5}{8}L\overset{^}{y}
- B\overset{\to}{r}cm = \dfrac{5}{8}L\overset{^}{x} + \dfrac{13}{8}L\overset{^}{y}
- C\overset{\to}{r}cm = \dfrac{3}{8}L\overset{^}{x} + \dfrac{11}{8}L\overset{^}{y}
- D\overset{\to}{r}cm = \dfrac{11}{8}L\overset{^}{x} + \dfrac{3}{8}L\overset{^}{y}
Correct answer
A. \overset{\to}{r}cm = \dfrac{13}{8}L\overset{^}{x} + \dfrac{5}{8}L\overset{^}{y}
Step-by-step solution
The position vector of center of mass is given as
\overset{\to}{r}cm = {X}_{cm}\overset{^}{x} + {Y}_{cm}\overset{^}{y}
Where, coordinate of center of mass and coordinate of center of mass
\overset{\to}{r}cm = \left(\dfrac{{m}_{1}{x}_{1} + {m}_{2}{x}_{2} + {m}_{3}{x}_{3}}{{m}_{1} + {m}_{2} + {m}_{3}}\right)\overset{^}{x} + \left(\dfrac{{m}_{1}{y}_{1} + {m}_{2}{y}_{2} + {m}_{3}{y}_{3}}{{m}_{1} + {m}_{2} + {m}_{3}}\right)\overset{^}{y}
\overset{\to}{r}cm = \left[\dfrac{\left(2m\right) \times L + \left(m\right) \times 2L + m\left(\dfrac{5L}{2}\right)}{2m + m + m}\right]\overset{^}{x} + \left[\dfrac{\left(2m\right) \times L + \left(m\right) \times \dfrac{L}{2} + m \times \left(0\right)}{2m + m + m}\right]\overset{^}{y}
\overset{\to}{r}cm = \dfrac{13L}{8}\overset{^}{x} + \dfrac{5L}{8}\overset{^}{y}