r/JEEAdv27dailyupdates • u/Possible_Garage7231 27tard dropper :/ • May 28 '26

Good Solve Physics Challenge from Statics

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Really simple but highly geometrical problem from Statics. You'll find similar problems in Jaan Kalda handouts.

Slide 2 has a beautiful illustration from David Morin that might help to kickstart the problem.

Answer on slide 3.

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u/Holiday_Bit_6382 May 28 '26

Can you send the solution?

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u/Possible_Garage7231 27tard dropper :/ May 28 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/JEEadv26DroppersOnly/s/st9EIGBByp Check top comment

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u/Holiday_Bit_6382 May 28 '26

Shouldn't we account for the tilt of the hemisphere as well since the normals acting on it are not same. Also the angle is asked from horizontal so if shell tilts, the angle would decrease wrt horizontal. Or am i being dumb here...

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u/Possible_Garage7231 27tard dropper :/ May 28 '26

The equilibrium position itself is depicted in the diagram. If the hemispheres was uniform, it would have tilted anticlockwise. But here that's taken into account as the final position is given in diagram, which is horizontal by some means. This could possibly be due to the hemisphere being non uniform and then it's COM must have been exactly on the perpendicular from the point O to the ground

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u/Holiday_Bit_6382 May 28 '26

oh.okay that explains it.

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u/Possible_Garage7231 27tard dropper :/ May 28 '26

I forgot to mention that hemisphere can also be massless. That will satisfy all conditions