A small body of mass m can slide without friction along

A small body of mass m can slide without friction along
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A small body of mass m can slide without friction along a trough bent which is in the form of a semi-circular arc of  radius R. At what height h will the body be at rest with respect to the trough, if the trough rotates with uniform angular velocity ω  about a vertical axis:


 

A.

Rgω2

B.

R+2gω2

C.

R2gω2

D.

R

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Right Answer is: A

SOLUTION

N cosθ=mg and N sinθ=mω2r   (i)

tanθ=ω2rg

rRh=ω2rg

h=Rgω2