Practicing Success
A body initially at rest and sliding along a frictionless track from a height h (as shown in the figure) just completes a vertical circle of diameter AB = D. The height h is equal to :
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\(\frac{3}{2}\) D D \(\frac{5}{4}\) D \(\frac{7}{5}\) D |
\(\frac{5}{4}\) D |
As track is frictionless, so total mechanical energy will remain constant mgh = \(\frac{1}{2}mv_L^2\) h = \(\frac{v_L^2}{2g}\) For completing the vertical circle, vL \(\geq \) \(\sqrt{5gR}\) h = \(\frac{5gR}{2g}\) = \(\frac{5}{4}\) D |