Torque or tangential force needed to change a disc's angular speed in a given time
This type of question, asked 5 times: May 2021 S1, 11 May 2024 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S1, 12 May 2026 S2. All 5 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
May 2021 S1
26A 1 kg stone attached to the end of a 60 cm chain is revolving at the rate of 3 rev/s. If after 30 s, it is making only 1 rev/s, find the mean torque acting on it.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
11 May 2024 S1
40A disc has mass M and radius R. How much tangential force should be applied to the rim of the disc, so as to rotate with angular velocity in time t?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
21 Apr 2025 S1
12A disc of mass 25 kg and radius 0.2 m is rotating at 240 r.p.m. A retarding torque brings it to rest in 20 second. If the torque is due to a force applied tangentially on the rim of the disc, then the magnitude of the force isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
13 Apr 2026 S1
108A disc of radius 0.4 m and mass 1 kg rotates about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane. The angular acceleration is 10 rad/. The tangential force applied to the rim of the disc isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
12 May 2026 S2
105A disc of mass kg and radius m is rotating at r.p.m. The torque required to rotate the disc in opposite direction with same speed in time second isTap an option to check your answer.