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In the given figure if the angle between OA and x-axis is made 90 degrees, the rotation speed will become 0. (the x – axis represents radius of rotation and the y axis represents the controlling force.)

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked in semester exam.

Origin of the question is Controlling Force Diagram for a Porter Governor topic in section Governors of Machine Dynamics

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Right option is (b) False

To elaborate: In the given figure if the angle between OA and x-axis is made 90 degrees, the rotation speed will become infinite, as the speed is directly proportional to the root of tangent of that angle.

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