DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Classical Mechanics-I
Course: PH20007
Assignment-10: Assignment-10 (Lagrangian-2)
1. A particle is falling under the influence of gravity when frictional forces obtainable from a
dissipative function 12 kv 2 are present. The maximum possible velocity for fall from rest is
(a) mg
2k
(b) mg
5k
(c) mg
k
(d) 2mg
k
2. For Lagrangian (L) of any system, which of the following is true
(a) L = L(pk , q˙k , t)
(b) L = L(qk , q˙k , t)
(c) L = L(pk , p˙k , t)
(d) L = L(qk , p˙k , t)
3. A particle of massm moves in a plane in the field of force given by F⃗ = −kr cosϕ r̂ where
k is a constant and r̂ is the radial unit vector. which of the following is true Lagrange’s
equation(s)
(a) mr̈ − mrϕ̇2 + kr cosϕ = 0 and mr2 ϕ̇ = 0
(b) mr̈ − mrϕ̇2 + kr cosϕ = 0 and mr2 ϕ̇ = constant
(c) mr̈ − mrϕ̇2 + kr cosϕ = constant and mr2 ϕ̇ = 0
(d) mr̈ − mrϕ̇2 + kr cosϕ = constant and mr2 ϕ̇ = constant
4. Point of suspension of a simple pendulum of mass m2 is attached to a mass m1 that is moving
along x- axis with uniform velocity v0 .
The Lagrangian of the system is given by
(a) L = 12 m1 v 0 2 + 12 m2 (v0 + lcosθθ̇)2 + mglcosθ
(b) L = 12 m2 v 0 2 + 12 m1 (v0 + lcosθθ̇)2 + mglcosθ
(c) L = 12 m1 v 0 2 + 12 m2 (v0 + lcosθθ̇)2 − mglsinθ
(a) L = 12 m1 v 0 2 + 12 m2 (v0 + lsinθθ̇)2 + mglcosθ
5. An electric dipole with opposite charges of masses m1 and m2 separated by a distance l is
⃗
placed in an external electric field. θ is the instantaneous orientation of the dipole w.r.t. E.
The lagrangian of the dipole is (p is the magnitude of dipole moment)
2
(i) L = l2 (m1 + m2 )θ̇2 + pEcos θ
2
(ii) L = l4 (m1 + m2 )θ̇2 + pEcos θ
2
(iii) L = l6 (m1 + m2 )θ̇2 + pEcos θ
2
(iv) L = l8 (m1 + m2 )θ̇2 + pEcos θ
6. Lagrange’s equation of motion of an electrical circuit comprising an inductance L and capac-
itance C (the condenser is charged to q coulombs and the current flowing in the circuit is i
amperes) is
q
(i) q̈ + LC =0
Lq
(ii) q̈ + C = 0
(iii) q̈ + Cq
L =0
q2
(iv) q̈ + LC = 0
7. For a compound pendulum Lagrangian can be written as (θ is the instantaneous angle w.r.t.
vertical axis and I0 is the M.I. about the axis of rotation)
(a) L = 21 I02 θ̇2 − mgh cos θ
(b) L = 12 I0 θ̇2 − mgh cos θ
(c) L = 12 I0 θ̇2 − mgh (1 + cos θ)
(d) L = 21 I0 θ̇2 − mgh sin θ
8. A bead slides without friction on a wire which is rotating with angular velocity ω in the force
free√
space. The radial velocity is
(a) √ω 2 r
(b) √ ω 2 r + +constant
(c) √ω 2 r2
(d) constant − ω 2 r2
9. A spring of mass M and spring constant k, is hung vertically (along y-axis). Another mass,
m, is suspended from it. The K.E. of the system
(a) 21 M ẏ 2
(b) 12 mẏ 2
(c) 16 M ẏ 2
(d) 16 M ẏ 2 + 12 mẏ 2
10. A spring of mass M and spring constant k, is hung vertically. Another mass, m, is suspended
from it.
√ The system will execute simple harmonic motion with a period of
M +m
(a) 2π
√ k
M+ m
(b) 2π 3
√Mk
+m
(c) 2π 3 k
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√
M −m
(d) 2π k
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