ISRO Mechanical & Aerospace 2013 - Question 75

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An Aluminium object is made of a solid cone of height 'h' and base diameter D attached to a solid cylinder of diameter D and height 'h/2'... condition for stable equilibrium?

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  • A. tan^-1 (10D/9h)
  • B. pi/2 - sin^-1 (10D/h)
  • C. pi/2 - sin^-1 (10D/9h)
  • D. tan^-1 (20D/9h)

Answer: C. pi/2 - sin^-1 (10D/9h)

Explanation: Complex CG calculation problem. Requires finding composite CG and stability angle.

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