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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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  1. Question 1

    May 2021 S1

    26
    A 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.

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  2. Question 2

    11 May 2024 S1

    40
    A 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 ω\omega in time t?

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  3. Question 3

    21 Apr 2025 S1

    12
    A 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 is

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  4. Question 4

    13 Apr 2026 S1

    108
    A 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/s2\mathrm{s^2}. The tangential force applied to the rim of the disc is

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  5. Question 5

    12 May 2026 S2

    105
    A disc of mass 100100 kg and radius 11m is rotating at 300300 r.p.m. The torque required to rotate the disc in opposite direction with same speed in time 5050 second is

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