Certain neutron stars are believed to be rotating at about 1 rev/sec. If such a star has a radius of 20 km, the acceleration of an object on the equator of the star will be 

1. 20×108m/sec2

2. 8×105m/sec2

3. 120×105m/sec2

4. 4×108m/sec2

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An electric fan has blades of length 30 cm as measured from the axis of rotation. If the fan is rotating at 1200 r.p.m, the acceleration of a point on the tip of the blade is about

1. 1600 m/sec2

2. 4740 m/sec2

3. 2370 m/sec2

4. 5055 m/sec2

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PMT - 1990
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The angular speed of seconds needle in a mechanical watch is:

1. π30 rad/s

2. 2π rad/s

3. π rad/s

4. 60π rad/s

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What is the value of linear velocity if \(\vec{\omega} = 3\hat{i} - 4\hat{j} + \hat{k}\) and \(\vec{r} = 5\hat{i} - 6\hat{j} + 6\hat{ k}\):
1. \(6 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}-3 \hat{k} \)           
2. \(-18 \hat{i}-13 \hat{j}+2 \hat{k} \)
3. \(4 \hat{i}-13 \hat{j}+6 \hat{k}\)
4. \(6 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+8 \hat{k}\)
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A particle moves with constant speed \(v\) along a circular path of radius \(r\) and completes the circle in time \(T\). The acceleration of the particle is:
1. \(2\pi v / T\)
2. \(2\pi r / T\)
3. \(2\pi r^2 / T\)
4. \(2\pi v^2 / T\)

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In \(1.0~\text{s}\), a particle goes from point \(A\) to point \(B\), moving in a semicircle of radius \(1.0~\text{m}\) (see figure). The magnitude of the average velocity is:

          
1. \(3.14~\text{m/s}\)
2. \(2.0~\text{m/s}\)
3. \(1.0~\text{m/s}\)
4. zero

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A stone tied to the end of a string of \(1\) m long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes \(22\) revolutions in \(44\) s, what is the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?

1. \(\dfrac{\pi^2}{4}\) ms–2 and direction along the radius towards the center
2. \(\pi^2\) ms–2 and direction along the radius away from the center
3. \(\pi^2 \) ms–2 and direction along the radius towards the center
4. \(\pi^2\) ms 2 and direction along the tangent to the circle
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If the equation for the displacement of a particle moving on a circular path is given by \(\theta = 2t^3 + 0.5\) where \(\theta\) is in radians and \(t\) in seconds, then the angular velocity of the particle after \(2\) sec from its start is:
1. \(8\) rad/sec
2. \(12\) rad/sec
3. \(24\) rad/sec
4. \(36\) rad/sec

Subtopic:  Circular Motion |
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For a particle in a non-uniform accelerated circular motion 

1. Velocity is radial and acceleration is transverse only

2. Velocity is transverse and acceleration is radial only

3. Velocity is radial and acceleration has both radial and transverse components

4. Velocity is transverse and acceleration has both radial and transverse components

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The coordinates of a moving particle at any time \(t\) are given by \(x= \alpha t^3\) and \(y = \beta t^3.\) The speed of the particle at a time \(t\) is given by:

1. \(\sqrt{\alpha^{2} + \beta^{2}}\) 2. \(3t \sqrt{\alpha^{2} + \beta^{2}}\)
3. \(3t^{2} \sqrt{\alpha^{2} +\beta^{2}}\) 4. \(t^{2} \sqrt{\alpha^{2} +\beta^{2}}\)
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