JEE Main 2022PhysicsRotational MotionHardNumerical

JEE Main 2022Rotational Motion Question with Solution

JEE Main 2022 (27 Jul Shift 1)

Question

A pulley of radius 1.5 m is rotated about its axis by a force F=12t-3t2 N applied tangentially (while t is measured in seconds). If moment of inertia of the pulley about its axis of rotation is 4.5 kg m2, the number of rotations made by the pulley before its direction of motion is reversed, will be Kπ. The value of K is _____ .

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 18
Correct answer
18

Step-by-step explanation

Torque of pulley about its axis is τ=Iα, where, I is moment of inertia and α is angular acceleration.

Torque of a force about its axis is τ=FR, here, R is radius of pulley.

Then, 12t-3t21.5=4.5α 

α=4t-t2 

Angular acceleration in terms of angular velocity is

 α=dωdt=4t-t2

ω=0t4t-t2dt

ω=2t2-t33

For ω=0, 2t2-t33=0t22-t3=0

 t=0 or 6 s

Now, using ω=dθdt, we have

dθdt=2t2-t33θ=062t2-t33dt

=2t33-t41206 

=6323-612=638-612=636=36

Number of revolutions =362π=18π

K=18

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