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Read each statement below carefully, and state, with reasons, if it is true or false:
(a) During rolling, the force of friction acts in the same direction as the direction of motion of the $\mathrm{CM}$ of the body.
(b) The instantaneous speed of the point of contact during rolling is zero.
(c) The instantaneous acceleration of the point of contact during rolling is zero.
(d) For perfect rolling motion, work done against friction is zero.
(e) A wheel moving down a perfectly frictionless inclined plane will undergo slipping (not rolling) motion.
(a) During rolling, the force of friction acts in the same direction as the direction of motion of the $\mathrm{CM}$ of the body.
(b) The instantaneous speed of the point of contact during rolling is zero.
(c) The instantaneous acceleration of the point of contact during rolling is zero.
(d) For perfect rolling motion, work done against friction is zero.
(e) A wheel moving down a perfectly frictionless inclined plane will undergo slipping (not rolling) motion.
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(a) True. When a body rolls without slipping, the force of friction acts in the same direction as the direction of motion of the centre of mass of rolling body.
(b) True. This is because rolling body can be imagined to be rotating about an axis passing through the point of contact of the body with the ground. Hence its instantaneous speed is zero.
(c) False. This is because when the body is rotating, its instantaneous acceleration is not zero.
(d) True. For perfect rolling motion as there is no relative motion at the point of contact, hence work done against friction is zero.
(e) True. This is because rolling occurs only on account of friction which is a tangential force capable of providing torque. When the inclined plane is perfectly smooth, it will simply slip under the effect of its own weight.
(b) True. This is because rolling body can be imagined to be rotating about an axis passing through the point of contact of the body with the ground. Hence its instantaneous speed is zero.
(c) False. This is because when the body is rotating, its instantaneous acceleration is not zero.
(d) True. For perfect rolling motion as there is no relative motion at the point of contact, hence work done against friction is zero.
(e) True. This is because rolling occurs only on account of friction which is a tangential force capable of providing torque. When the inclined plane is perfectly smooth, it will simply slip under the effect of its own weight.
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