The cylinder shown below rolls without slipping. Toward which of the following points is the acceleration of the point is the acceleration of the point of contact A on the cylinder directed?

The mass centre

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The geometric centre

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The point P as marked

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B The geometric centre
Acceleration of the point of contact A acts towards the geometric centre.

${\to a}_{A} = r ω^{2} (+^j)$

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