Physics

Physics

Problem

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/diraq-contents/question-bank/question-images/f08fda15290b/2025_11_20_a8e88cb40012d192d3dfg-27.jpg) 1982M3. A system consists of two small disks, of masses m and 2 m , attached to a rod of negligible mass of length 3l3 l as shown above. The rod is free to turn about a vertical axis through point P . The two disks rest on a rough horizontal surface; the coefficient of friction between the disks and the surface is μ\mu. At time t=0t=0, the rod has an initial counterclockwise angular velocity ωo\omega_{\mathrm{o}} about P . The system is gradually brought to rest by friction. Develop expressions for the following quantities in terms of μm,l, g\mu \mathrm{m}, l, \mathrm{~g}, and ωo\omega_{\mathrm{o}} a. The initial angular momentum of the system about the axis through P b. The frictional torque acting on the system about the axis through P c. The time T at which the system will come to rest.

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