Q.

A small ball of mass 1.0 kg is attached to one end of a1.0 m long massless string and the other end of the string is hung from a point O. When the resulting pendulum is making 30° from the vertical, what is the magnitude of net torque about the point of suspension?

[Take g=10 m/s2 ]

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a

                 (2) 8 N-m

b

         (4) 5 N-m

c

         (3) 2 N-m

 

d

         (1) 4 N-m

 

 

 

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Two forces are acting on the ball 

 (i) tension (T) (ii) weight ( mg ) 

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 Torque of tension about point O is zero, as it passes through O.

τmg =F×r OP=1.0sin30°=0.5 m

τmg =(mg)(0.5) =(1)(10)(0.5)=5 N-m

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A small ball of mass 1.0 kg is attached to one end of a1.0 m long massless string and the other end of the string is hung from a point O. When the resulting pendulum is making 30° from the vertical, what is the magnitude of net torque about the point of suspension?[Take g=10 m/s2 ]