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Prayas JEE (2024)

1. Three masses are placed on the x-axis : 300 g at 6. A uniform metre rod is bent at midpoint into L shape
origin, 500 g at x = 40 cm and 400 g at x = 70 cm. with the bent arms at 90° to each other. The distance
The distance of the center of mass from the origin of the center of mass from the bent point is
is: L L
(1) m (2) m
(1) 40 cm (2) 45 cm 4 2 2 2
(3) 50 cm (4) 30 cm L L
(3) m (4) m
2 8 2
2. The center of mass of three bodies each of mass 1
kg located at the points (0, 0) (3, 0) and (0, 4) in the
7. The center of mass of a non-uniform rod of length L
XY plane is
Kx2
4  1 2 whose mass per unit length  = , Where K is a
(1)  ,1 (2)  ,  L
3  3 3 constant and x is the distance from one end is:
1 1  4 (1) 3L/4 (2) L/8
(3)  ,  (4) 1, 
 2 2  3 3L
(3) K/L (4)
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3. Four point masses P, Q, R and S with respective
masses 1 kg,1 kg, 2 kg and 2 kg from the corners of 8. A system consists of two masses connected by a
a square of side a, the center of mass of the system massless rod lies along x-axis. The distance of
will be farthest from center of mass from O is
(1) P only (2) R and S
O
(3) R only (4) P and Q
(1) 2 m (2) 3 m
4. A rigid body consists of a 3 kg mass located at (3) 5 m (4) 7 m
( )
r1 = 2iˆ + 5 ˆj m and a 2 kg mass located at
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r2 = ( 4iˆ + 2 ˆj ) m . The position of center of mass is
Three particles each 1 kg mass are placed at the
corners of right angled triangle AOB, O being the
 14 19   14 19 ˆj  m
origin of the
(1)  ˆj + iˆ  m (2)  iˆ + co-ordinate system OA and OB along +ve x-
5 5  5 5 
direction and +ve y-direction. The position vector of
 17 14 ˆj  m
(3)  iˆ + (4) 0 the center of mass is (OA = OB = 1 m) (in meters)
5 5  𝑖+𝑗 𝑖–𝑗
(1) (2)
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5. If three particles of mass 2 kg, 1 kg and 3 kg are 2(𝑖 + 𝑗)
(3) (4) (i – j)
placed at corners of an equilateral triangle of 3
perimeter 6 m then the distance of center of mass 10. The center of mass of two particles lies
which is at origin of particles from 1 kg mass is (1) on the line perpendicular to the line joining the
(approximately) (Assume 2 kg on x-axis) particles
(1) 6m (2) 2m (2) on a point outside the line joining the particles
1 (3) on the line joining the particles
(3) m (4) 2m (4) none of the above
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11. The position vectors of three particles of mass 12. For particles of mass 5, 3, 2, 4 kg are at the points
m1 = 1 kg, m2 = 2 kg and m3 = 3 kg are (1, 6), (–1, 5), (2, –3), (–1, –4). Find the coordinates
r1 = (iˆ + 4 ˆj + kˆ ) , r2 = (iˆ + ˆj + kˆ ) and r = ( 2iˆ − ˆj − 2kˆ )
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of their center of mass.
respectively. Find the position vector of their center  2 23   1 23 
(1)  ,  (2)  , 
of mass.  7 14   7 14 
(1) 1.5iˆ + 0.5 ˆj − 0.5kˆ  2 11   1 23 
(3)  ,  (4)  , 
(2) 2.5iˆ + ˆj − kˆ  7 14  7 3 

(3) 2.0iˆ + ˆj − kˆ
(4) 3.5iˆ + ˆj − kˆ
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Answer Key
1. (1) 7. (1)
2. (4) 8. (3)
3. (4) 9. (1)
4. (2) 10. (3)
5. (2) 11. (1)
6. (1) 12. (2)

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