Two stones of masses and are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in radius and the lighter one in radius . The tangential speed of lighter stone is times that of the tangential speed of the heavier stone. They are reported to experience the same centripetal force. The value of is,
Two stones of masses m and 2 m are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in radius r 2 and the…
Solution
So, equating the centripetal forces,
So,
Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 2)
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