Pure Rolling

The density (mass per unit volume) of a disk of radius R R and thickness t o t_o varies with radial distance ( r r , 0 r R 0 \le r \le R ) from the center of the disk according to the following relation:

ρ ( r ) = r t o \rho(r) = \frac{r}{t_o}

The disk rolls without slipping on a fixed flat plane with a speed v v . The kinetic energy of the disk can be expressed as:

T = a π R b v 2 c T = \frac{a \pi R^b v^2}{c}

Here, a a , b b and c c are positive integers with a a and c c being co-prime. Enter your answer as a + b + c a+b+c .


The answer is 26.

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2 solutions

Karan Chatrath
Jul 26, 2019

@Steven Chase has already posted a detailed solution. I am sharing an alternate approach to this problem.

Consider an elementary ring of radius r r , thickness d r dr with height t o t_o into the plane of the paper. The mass of this ring is:

d M = ρ ( r ) 2 π r d r t o dM = \rho(r) 2 \pi r dr t_o

The total mass of the disk is:

M = 0 R ρ ( r ) 2 π r t o ( d r ) M = \int_{0}^{R}\rho(r) 2 \pi r t_o (dr)

The moment of inertia of this elementary ring is about the central axis of the ring (axis of rotation) is:

d I = ( d M ) r 2 dI = (dM) r^2

And therefore:

I = 0 R ( ρ ( r ) 2 π r t o ( d r ) ) r 2 I = \int_{0}^{R}\left(\rho(r) 2 \pi r t_o (dr)\right) r^2

The speed of the disk is v v and since it is purely rolling, its angular velocity is ω = v / R \omega = v/R . Now the total kinetic energy of the disk is:

T = T t r a n s l a t i o n + T r o t a t i o n a l T = T_{translation} + T_{rotational} T = 1 2 M v 2 + 1 2 I ω 2 T = \frac{1}{2}Mv^2 + \frac{1}{2}I\omega^2

Plugging in the required expressions of mass and inertia, and simplifying, gives the required answer.

Steven Chase
Jul 26, 2019

Consider the velocity of an infinitesimal patch on the disk:

x ˙ = v + r ω sin θ y ˙ = r ω cos θ \dot{x} = v + r \omega \, \sin\theta \\ \dot{y} = -r \omega \, \cos \theta

Square of the speed of the patch:

u 2 = x ˙ 2 + y ˙ 2 = v 2 + 2 v ω r sin θ + r 2 ω 2 u^2 = \dot{x}^2 + \dot{y}^2 = v^2 + 2v \, \omega \, r \, \sin\theta + r^2 \omega^2

Area, volume, and mass of patch:

d A = r d r d θ d V = t 0 d A = t 0 r d r d θ d m = ρ d V = r 2 d r d θ dA = r \, dr \, d\theta \\ dV = t_0 \, dA = t_0 \, r \, dr \, d\theta \\ dm = \rho \, dV = r^2 \, dr \, d\theta

Kinetic energy of patch:

d E = 1 2 d m u 2 = 1 2 ( r 2 d r d θ ) ( v 2 + 2 v ω r sin θ + r 2 ω 2 ) = 1 2 ( v 2 r 2 + 2 v ω r 3 sin θ + r 4 ω 2 ) d r d θ dE = \frac{1}{2} \, dm \, u^2 = \frac{1}{2} \, (r^2 \, dr \, d\theta) \, (v^2 + 2v \, \omega \, r \, \sin\theta + r^2 \omega^2) \\ = \frac{1}{2} \, (v^2 \, r^2 + 2v \, \, \omega \, r^3 \, \sin\theta + r^4 \omega^2) \, dr \, d\theta

The kinetic energy is equal to the following integral:

E = 0 2 π 0 R 1 2 ( v 2 r 2 + 2 v ω r 3 sin θ + r 4 ω 2 ) d r d θ E = \int_0^{2 \pi} \int_0^R \frac{1}{2} \, (v^2 \, r^2 + 2v \, \, \omega \, r^3 \, \sin\theta + r^4 \omega^2) \, dr \, d\theta

Recall the relationship between the angular speed and the other quantities:

ω = v R \omega = \frac{v}{R}

Plugging in and evaluating the integral results in:

E = 8 π v 2 R 3 15 E = \frac{8 \pi \, v^2 \, R^3}{15}

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