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Torque needed to stop a rotating disc or sphere in a given time

This type of question, asked 2 times: 2021 Paper 15, 6 Apr 2026 S1. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 15

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    A disc of radius 2 metres and mass M, is rotating with 200rpm200rpm. Find the torque required to stop the disc in 10 seconds.

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  2. Question 2

    6 Apr 2026 S1

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    A solid sphere of radius 4 cm and mass 5 kg is rotating (rotation axis is passing through the center of the sphere) with an angular velocity of 1200 rpm . It is brought to rest in 10 s by applying a constant torque. The torque applied and the number of rotations it made before it comes to rest are ____\_\_\_\_ and ____\_\_\_\_ respectively.

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