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A block of mass m is attached to a pulley disc of equal mass m and radius r by means of a slack string as shown. The pulley is hinged about its centre on a horizontal table and the block is projected with an initial velocity of 5 m/s. Its velocity when the string becomes taut will be

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a

2.5 m/s 

b

3 m/s 

c

5/3 m/s 

d

10/3 m/s

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Apply conservation, of angular momentum about the hinge, we get

mvR=m2R2ω+m(Rω)RRω=2v3=2×53=103m/s

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