A point P is considered at contact point of a wheel on ground which rolls on ground without slipping then value of displacement of point P when wheel completes half of rotation (if radius of wheel is 1 m)
- 2 m
- 2+4 m
- m
- 2+2 m
Answer
(2) 2+4 m
Solution
In half a rotation without slipping, the centre moves forward by half the circumference: R.
Point P, initially at the bottom, comes to the top of the wheel.
Horizontal displacement of P = R = m
Vertical displacement of P = 2R = 2 m
Displacement = 2 + 22 = 2 + 4 m
Answer: (2)