Rolling Motion
A solid cylinder of mass is rolling on a horizontal surface with velocity . It collides with a horizontal spring whose one end is fixed to rigid support. The force constant of material of spring is . The maximum compression produced in the spring will be (assume collision between cylinder & spring be elastic)
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Answer: (d)
- Total KE of rolling solid cylinder: J.
- All of it is stored in the spring at maximum compression: .
- m.
- So the answer is (d).