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A wheel is subjected to uniform angular acceleration about its axis. Initially its angular velocity is zero. In the first 2sec , it rotates through an angle θ1 . In the next 2sec , it rotates through an additional angle θ2 .The ratio of θ1/θ2 is

Options

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

5

Correct Answer :

1/3

Solution :

The correct option is 3 (which corresponds to the ratio θ1θ2 = 13).

Let us solve the problem step-by-step:
We are given that a wheel starts from rest and is subjected to a uniform angular acceleration, which we can denote as α.
Since the wheel starts from rest, its initial angular velocity is ω0 = 0.

Using the equation of rotational motion for the angular displacement:
θ = ω0t + 12αt2

For the first time interval of t = 2 s, the angular displacement is θ1:
θ1 = 0 + 12α(22) = 2α

For the total time of the first 4 s (2 s + 2 s), the total angular displacement is:
θtotal = 0 + 12α(42) = 8α

The additional angle rotated in the next 2 s is θ2, which is the difference between the total displacement after 4 s and the displacement after the first 2 s:
θ2 = θtotal θ1
θ2 = 8α 2α = 6α

Now, we calculate the ratio of θ1 to θ2:
θ1θ2 = 2α6α = 13

Thus, the ratio of the angles is 1:3, which corresponds to option 3.

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