Gujarati
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5.Work, Energy, Power and Collision
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$ABCDE$ is a channel in the vertical plane, part $BCDE$ being circular with radius $r$ . A block is released from $A$ and slides without friction and without rolling. The block will complete the loop if $h$ is

A

$h \leq \frac{3}{2}r$

B

$h \geq \frac{5}{2}r$

C

$h \geq \frac{3}{2}r$

D

$h \leq \frac{5}{2}r$

Solution

Loss in $PE$ between $A$ and $D=$ gain in $KE$ between $A$ and $D$

${\mathop{\rm mg}\nolimits} ({\rm{h}} – 2{\rm{r}}) = \frac{1}{2}{\rm{m}}\left( {{{\rm{v}}^2} – 0} \right)\quad \left( {{{\rm{K}}_{\rm{A}}} = 0} \right)$

$\mathrm{v}^{2} =2 \mathrm{g}(\mathrm{h}-2 \mathrm{r})$       …..$(i)$

If the block is to complete the loop path then at $D$

$\frac{\mathrm{mv}^{2}}{\mathrm{r}} \geq \mathrm{mg}$

$\mathrm{v}^{2} \geq \mathrm{rg}$      …..$(ii)$

From Eqs. $(i)$ and $(ii)$

$2g(h – 2r) \ge rg$

$h  \geq \frac{5}{2} r$

Standard 11
Physics

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