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JEE Main 2016Rotational Motion Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2016 (Offline)

Question

A roller is made by joining together two cones at their vertices . It is kept on two rails and , which are placed asymmetrically (see figure), with its axis perpendicular to and its center at the center of line joining and (see figure). It is given a light push so that it starts rolling with its center moving parallel to in the direction shown. As it moves, the roller will tend to : JEE Main 2016 (Offline) Physics - Rotational Motion Question 210 English

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Cturn left

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JEE Main 2016 (Offline) Physics - Rotational Motion Question 210 English Explanation
As shown in the diagram, the normal reaction of on roller will shift towards This will lead to tending of the system of cones to turn left.

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