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A disc of mass $25 \mathrm{~kg}$ and radius $0.2 \mathrm{~m}$ is rotating at 240 r.p.m. A retarding torque brings it to rest in $20 \mathrm{~s}$. If the torque is due to a force applied tangentially on the rim of the disc, then the magnitude of the force in newton is
PhysicsRotational MotionMHT CETMHT CET 2022 (07 Aug Shift 2)
Options:
  • A $2 \pi$
  • B $3 \pi$
  • C $4 \pi$
  • D $\pi$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\pi$
Using rotational kinematic equation,
$\begin{aligned} & \omega=\omega_0-a t \\ & \Rightarrow 0=\omega_0-a t \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha=\left(\frac{\omega_0}{t}\right)\end{aligned}$
We know torque is given by,
$$
F \cdot R=\text { Torque }=I \alpha
$$
and the moment of inertia is given by, $I=\frac{M R^2}{2}$
$$
\therefore F=\frac{I \alpha}{R}=\left(\frac{M R^2}{2}\right) \cdot\left(\frac{1}{R}\right) \cdot\left(\frac{\omega_0}{t}\right)=\left(\frac{M R \omega_0}{2 t}\right)
$$
Given, $M=25 \mathrm{~kg}, R=0.2 \mathrm{~m}, \omega_0=\frac{240(2 \pi)}{(60) \mathrm{sec}}$ and $t=20 \mathrm{sec}$
$\begin{aligned} & \therefore F=\frac{(25 \mathrm{~kg}) \times(0.2 \mathrm{~m}) \times\left(8 \pi \mathrm{sec}^{-1}\right)}{(2 \times 20 \mathrm{sec})} \\ & \Rightarrow F=\pi N\end{aligned}$

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