Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Solution
Kinetic energy is a scalar, so for a system of particles K = 12mivi2 Statement I is true.
Write vi = Vcm + vi', where vi' is the velocity of the particle relative to the centre of mass.
K = 12MVcm2 + Vcm mi vi' + 12mivi'2
mi vi' = 0 (momentum about the centre of mass is zero)
K = 12MVcm2 + 12mivi'2
Total K.E. = K.E. of the centre of mass (total mass moving with Vcm) + K.E. of the particles relative to the centre of mass Statement II is true.
Answer: (4)