Class 11 Physics simulations · System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Rolling without slipping

Compare the motion of the centre and a point on a wheel.

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What to notice

The contact point is instantaneously at rest; the top moves at 2v.

Key relation

v = ωR

Try this

Change radius at fixed speed and watch angular speed.

What you can change

• Wheel radius: 0.3 to 1 m
• Centre speed: 0.5 to 3 m/s

More in System of Particles and Rotational Motion

• Conservation of angular momentum
• Centre of mass of three masses
• Moment of inertia of shapes
• Parallel-axis theorem
• A rod as a physical pendulum
• Rolling race: ring, disc, spheres
• Torque and rotation
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