A body A of weight 10 kg with C.G 25 cm from the axis of roation is to be balanced by another body B of weight 5 kg. The radius at which the C.G of weight B should be placed is

2 cm

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12.5 cm

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50 cm

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Solution

The correct option is C 50 cm
$10 \times 25 \times ω^{2} = 5 \times r \times ω^{2}$

$∴$ $r = 50 c m$

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A body A of weight 10 kg with C.G 25 cm from the axis of roation is to be balanced by another body B of weight 5 kg. The radius at which the C.G of weight B should be placed is

The correct option is C 50 cm10×25×ω2=5×r×ω2 ∴ r=50cm

The correct option is C 50 cm
$10 \times 25 \times ω^{2} = 5 \times r \times ω^{2}$

$∴$ $r = 50 c m$