A uniform cylinder of radius
, mass
spins about its axis with an angular velocity
. At certainmoment, the cylinder is placed into a corner as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction between the horizontal wall and the cylinder is
, whereas the vertical wall is frictionless. If the number of rounds made by the cylinder is 5 before it stops, then the value of
is (acceleration due to gravity,
)

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C

Torque about centre of cylinder is

Now using,

So, 

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