For a particle of a rotating rigid body, #v=r\omega.# So (1) #\omega \propto (1/r)# (2) #\omega \propto v# (3) #v \propto r# (4) #\omega# is independent of #r# Which options are correct?

2 Answers
Jun 23, 2018

1, 2, and 3

Explanation:

let's start by looking at a linear equation #y=mx#

if an equation has this format #y# #proportional# #x# or y is proportional to x

(1) rearrange the equation to solve for omega by dividing both sides by r
#v=r*omega#

#v/r=(r*omega)/r#

#v/r=omega#

here we see that #omega# is inversely proportional to r because #omega# is in the numerator and r is in the denominator on the other side of the equation.

(2) use the original equation #v=r*omega# to see how #v# is related to #omega#
they are both in the numerator, so #v proportional omega#

(3)use the original equation #v=r*omega# to see how #v# is related to #r#
they are both in the numerator, so #v proportional r#

(4) in the equation, #v# #r# and #omega# are all variables related to one another, so if (1) is true and #omega# is inversely proportional to r, then it is not independent of it too.

Jun 23, 2018

(3) & (4)

Explanation:

For a rotating rigid body, rotating about an axis with angular velocity #bbomega#, every particle making up the rigid body will have angular velocity #bbomega#.

Consider the statements in terms of 2 particles at #bbr_1# and #bbr_2#, with #bbr_1 ne bbr_2#.

(1)

As both particles have same angular velocity #bbomega#, then this is clearly not true

(2)

As both particles have same angular velocity #bbomega#, then:

#{(bbv_1 = bbomega bbr_1),(bbv_2 = bbomega bbr_2):} qquad square#

This statement is not true

(3)

On the other hand, because of the relation in
#square#, the statement #v propto r# is true

(4)

#bb omega# is the same for all particles irrespective of the value of #bbr#, so this statement is also true