A disc rotates about its axis of symmetry in a hoizontal plane at a steady rate of $3.5$ revolutions per second. A coin placed at a distance of $1.25 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the axis of rotation remains at rest on the disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is…

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A disc rotates about its axis of symmetry in a hoizontal plane at a steady rate of $3.5$ revolutions per second. A coin placed at a distance of $1.25 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the axis of rotation remains at rest on the disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is $\left(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\right)$

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Using, $\mu m g=\frac{m v^2}{r}=m r \omega^2$ $\omega=2 \pi n=2 \pi \times 3.5=7 \pi \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{sec}$ Radius, $r=1.25 \mathrm{~cm}=1.25 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}$ Coefficient of friction, $\mu=$ ? $ \mu m g=\frac{m(r \omega)^2}{r}(\because v=r \omega) $

$ \begin{gathered} \Rightarrow \quad \mu=\frac{r \omega^2}{g}=\frac{1.25 \times 10^{-2} \times\left(7 \times \frac{22}{7}\right)^2}{10} \\ =\frac{1.25 \times 10^{-2} \times 22^2}{10}=0.6 \end{gathered} $

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