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Hi,
I need to find an answer for the following question:
What happens when you apply a tangential force instantenously to a disc laying on a frictionless surface? Does it rotate, translate or both?
Here is an illustration for a better explanation.
http://cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~belviran/circle.PNG
Please note that there is no axis or other forces applied to the disc. Also note that the disc is uniform and the center of mass is at the center of the disc.
Thanks
I need to find an answer for the following question:
What happens when you apply a tangential force instantenously to a disc laying on a frictionless surface? Does it rotate, translate or both?
Here is an illustration for a better explanation.
http://cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~belviran/circle.PNG
Please note that there is no axis or other forces applied to the disc. Also note that the disc is uniform and the center of mass is at the center of the disc.
Thanks
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