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Grade 11Mechanics

A cylinder of mass M and radius R is resting on a horizontal platform(which is parallel to the x-y plane)with its axis fixed along the y axis and free to rotate about its axis. The platform is given a motion in the x direction given by x=A cos(ωt).there is no slipping between the cylinder and the platform.The max torque acting on the cylinder during its motion is?

Profile image of debadutta mishra
15 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
15 Years ago

maximum acceleration=w2A,therefore max. force=Mw2A and maximum torque=MRw2A