Question 648: Centre of Mass and Rotational Motion

Question

A force $\overrightarrow F  = \alpha \widehat i + 3\widehat j + 6\widehat k$ is acting at a point $\overrightarrow r  = 2\widehat i - 6\widehat j - 12\widehat k$. The value of $\alpha $ for which angular momentum about origin is conserved is

Accepted Answer

From Newton's second law for rotational
motion,
$\overrightarrow 	au   = {{\overrightarrow d L} \over {dt}}$, if $\overrightarrow L $ = constant then $\overrightarrow 	au   = 0$
So, $\overrightarrow 	au   = \overrightarrow r  	imes \overrightarrow F  = 0$
$\left( {2\widehat i - 6\widehat j - 12\widehat k} ight) 	imes \left( {\alpha \widehat i + 3\widehat j + 6\widehat k} ight) = 0$
Solving we get $\alpha $ = Ã¢ÂÂ1

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zero

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1

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$-$ 1

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2

Centre of Mass and Rotational Motion

A force \overrightarrow F = \alpha \widehat i + 3\widehat j + 6\widehat k is acting at a point \overrightarrow r = 2\widehat i - 6\widehat j - 12\widehat k. The value of \alpha for which angular momentum about origin is conserved is

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