A uniform rod of length l   is being rotated in a horizontal plane with a constant angular speed about…

A uniform rod of length l  is being rotated in a horizontal plane with a constant angular speed about an axis passing through one of its ends. If the tension generated in the rod due to rotation is T(x) at a distance x from the axis, then which of the following graphs depicts it most closely?

Solution

The mass of the rod at a distance x from the axis is dm=ML.dx
T=(dm)ω2x

Integrating the above equation from x to L
=xLMLω2xdx
=MLω2x22xL
M2Lω2L2-x2
The above equation depicts the relation between tension and length of rod as downward opening parabola.

Asked in: JEE Main 2019 (12 Apr Shift 1)

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