System of Particles & Rotational Motion

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Vocabulary flashcards covering key definitions from the System of Particles & Rotational Motion lecture notes.

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Rigid body

The body whose shape & size doesn't change under the action of forces.

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Translational motion

The motion in which all the particles of a rigid body move with the same velocity at any instant of time.

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Rotational motion

The motion in which all the particles of a rigid body move in a circular path about a fixed axis, where the circle lies in a plane perpendicular to the axis and has its centre on the axis.

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Centre of mass

The point at which the whole mass of a body is supposed to be concentrated.