Physics · Horizontal Circular Motion

JEE Main 2024 — 29 January, Shift 2 — Question 57

A particle is moving in a circle of radius 50 cm in such a way that at any instant the normal and tangential components of its acceleration are equal. If its speed at t=0t=0 is 4 m/s4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, the time taken to complete the first revolution will be 1α[1−e−2π]s\frac{1}{\alpha}\left[1-\mathrm{e}^{-2 \pi}\right] \mathrm{s}, where α=\alpha= _______\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ .

Answer: 8

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

∣a⃗C∣=∣a⃗t∣\left|\vec{a}_{C}\right|=\left|\vec{a}_{t}\right| v2r=dvdt\frac{v^{2}}{r}=\frac{d v}{d t}

⇒∫4vdvv2=∫0tdtr\Rightarrow \int_{4}^{\mathrm{v}} \frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{v}^{2}}=\int_{0}^{\mathrm{t}} \frac{\mathrm{dt}}{\mathrm{r}} ⇒[−1v]4v=tr\Rightarrow\left[\frac{-1}{\mathrm{v}}\right]_{4}^{\mathrm{v}}=\frac{\mathrm{t}}{\mathrm{r}}

⇒−1v+14=2t\Rightarrow \frac{-1}{\mathrm{v}}+\frac{1}{4}=2 \mathrm{t}

⇒v=41−8t=dsdt\Rightarrow \mathrm{v}=\frac{4}{1-8 \mathrm{t}}=\frac{\mathrm{ds}}{\mathrm{dt}}

4∫0tdt1−8t=∫0sds4 \int_{0}^{\mathrm{t}} \frac{\mathrm{dt}}{1-8 \mathrm{t}}=\int_{0}^{\mathrm{s}} \mathrm{ds}

(r=0.5 m(\mathrm{r}=0.5 \mathrm{~m} s=2πr=π)\mathrm{s}=2 \pi \mathrm{r}=\pi)

4×[ln⁡(1−8t)]0t−8=π4 \times \frac{[\ln (1-8 \mathrm{t})]_{0}^{\mathrm{t}}}{-8}=\pi

ln⁡(1−8t)=−2π\ln (1-8 \mathrm{t})=-2 \pi 1−8t=e−2π1-8 \mathrm{t}=\mathrm{e}^{-2 \pi}

t=(1−e−2π)18 s\mathrm{t}=\left(1-\mathrm{e}^{-2 \pi}\right) \frac{1}{8} \mathrm{~s} So, α=8\alpha=8

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Horizontal Circular Motion
Topic
Dynamics of circular motion