JEE Main 2023 — Circular Motion Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Morning Shift
Question
A car is moving with a constant speed of 20 m/s in a circular horizontal track of radius 40 m. A bob is suspended from the roof of the car by a massless string. The angle made by the string with the vertical will be : (Take g = 10 m/s)
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Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Step-by-step explanation

In car’s frame, FBD of bob

where Pseudoforce or centrifugal force
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