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JEE Main 2020Rotational Motion Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot

Question

A body of mass m = 10 kg is attached to one end of a wire of length 0.3 m. The maximum angular speed (in rad s–1) with which it can be rotated about its other end in space station is :
(Breaking stress of wire = 4.8 × 107 Nm–2 and
area of cross-section of the wire = 10–2 cm2) is:

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 4
Correct answer
4

Step-by-step explanation

T = m

Breaking stress = =

= = 16

= 4

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