The wheels of an airplane are set into rotation just before landing so that the wheels do not slip on the…

The wheels of an airplane are set into rotation just before landing so that the wheels do not slip on the ground. If the airplane is travelling in the east direction, what should be the direction of angular velocity vector of the wheels?
  1. East
  2. West
  3. South
  4. North

Solution

By using Thumb rule the angular velocity in north direction. Hence, the answer is North. ,

Asked in: JEE Mains - Rotational Motion - Chapter Test

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