Coin on rotating table

A coin placed on a rotating table just slips if it is placed at a distance 4r from the centre . On doubling the angular velocity of the table ,the coin will just slip when at a distance from the centre equal to _

r r/4 2r 4r

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The coin slips on a rotating table when the frictional force is equal to the centripetal force F F , which is given by F = m R ω 2 F=mR\omega^2 , where m m is the mass of the coin, R R the distance from the center of the rotating table and ω \omega is the angular velocity of the rotating table.

Therefore, for the two cases,

F = m R 1 ω 1 2 = m R 2 ω 2 2 F=mR_1 \omega_1^2 = m R_2 \omega_2^2

R 1 ω 1 2 = R 2 ω 2 2 \Rightarrow R_1 \omega_1^2 = R_2 \omega_2^2

Since R 1 = 4 r R_1=4r and ω 2 = 2 ω 1 \omega_2=2\omega_1 , we have:

( 4 r ) ω 1 2 = R 2 ( 4 ω 1 2 ) (4r) \omega_1^2 = R_2 (4\omega_1^2)

R 2 = r \Rightarrow R_2 = \boxed {r}

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