FILE 1997

FIR S T TIER

PART A

QUEST IONS

A A. A bicycle wheel is modelled as consisting of a heavy line distribution of maxs round the nu.
and light spokes. Given its radius is 0.3 metre and its total mass IA 2 kg find the (.Y..ri:A;11.t
moment which must be ttpplied about the axle to get a rotation rate of 120 r.p.m at. tr.c! end
of 10 seconds starting from rest.

fa) 1 2 N-ni (b) 0.226 N-in

(c..) 2.26 N-in (d) 0.12 N-ni

\ . ,2. A link AB is moving in a vertical plane. At a certain instant when the link is inclined 60' tr
the horizontal the point A is moving horizontally at 3 m/sec while B is moving in th ,
vertical direction. What is the velocity of B? v a
1
(a) m/sec (b) 3 m/sec
—.F.3
(di mise

(c) in/secc
A - ____

Two particles of mass m and 3 m are connected by light inextensible string which pa e:
over a pulley of radius a. The pulley is free to turn about a fixed horizontal axis through
centre and there is no friction in the bearing. The moment of inertia of the pulley about itz
centre is I. Given the string does not slip and system starts from rest, what is the time
taken by mass 3 m to move a distance x?

1
m g x j(4 m a2 + x 12
(a ) (b)
m g a2

. 4 in a 2 ) 2
X
lx
(c) _______ a (d)
4 m g a2

4. A point moves in a straight line under the retardation kv 2 . If the initial velocity is u. the
distance covered in t seconds is

(a ) ku 1 (b) 1 --- log (I + u

le) -;-I 14 IA t (d)k log k u t