Question

A rod is of length $$3\,m$$  and its mass acting per unit length is directly proportional to distance $$x$$ from its one end. The centre of gravity of the rod from that end will be at

A. $$1.5\,m$$  
B. $$2\,m$$
C. $$2.5\,m$$
D. $$3\,m$$
Answer :   $$1.5\,m$$
Solution :
A rod lying along any of coordinate axes serves for us as continuous body.
Suppose a rod of mass $$M$$ and length $$L$$ is lying along the $$x$$-axis with its one end at $$x = 0$$  and the other at $$x = L.$$
Mass per unit length of the rod $$ = \frac{M}{L}$$
Hence, the mass of the element $$PQ$$  of length $$dx$$  situated at $$x = x$$  is $$dm = \frac{M}{L}dx$$
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The coordinates of the element $$PQ$$  are $$\left( {x,0,0} \right).$$  Therefore, $$x$$-coordinate of centre of gravity of the rod will be
$${x_{CG}} = \frac{{\int_0^L x dm}}{{\int {dm} }} = \frac{{\int_0^L {\left( x \right)\left( {\frac{M}{L}} \right)} dx}}{M} = \frac{1}{L}\int_0^L x dx = \frac{L}{2}$$
but as given, $$L = 3\,m$$
$$\therefore {x_{CG}} = \frac{3}{2} = 1.5\,m$$
The $$y$$-coordinate of centre of gravity
$${y_{CG}} = \frac{{\int {y\,dm} }}{{\int {dm} }} = 0\,\,\left( {{\text{as}}\,y = 0} \right)$$
Similarly, $${z_{CG}} = 0$$
i.e., the coordinates of centre of gravity of the rod are $$\left( {1.5,0,0} \right)$$   or it lies at the distance $$1.5\,m$$  from one end.

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A thin circular ring of mass $$M$$ and radius $$r$$ is rotating about its axis with a constant angular velocity $$\omega ,$$  Two objects, each of mass $$m,$$  are attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring. The wheel now rotates with an angular velocity-

A. $$\frac{{\omega M}}{{\left( {M + m} \right)}}$$
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Two point masses of $$0.3 \,kg$$  and $$0.7 \,kg$$  are fixed at the ends of a rod of length $$1.4 \,m$$  and of negligible mass. The rod is set rotating about an axis perpendicular to its length with a uniform angular speed. The point on the rod through which the axis should pass in order that the work required for rotation of the rod is minimum, is located at a distance of-

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A. $${\omega _A} < {\omega _B}$$
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A. $$\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)M{R^2}\omega $$
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