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A body dropped from a height H reaches the ground with a speed of 1.2 √gH. Calculate the work done by air-friction. |
\(-0.28 mgh\) \(-0.72 mgh\) \(0.28 mgh\) \(0.72 mgh\) |
\(-0.28 mgh\) |
The forces acting on the body are the force of gravity and the air friction. By work energy theorem, the total work done on the body is : \(W = \frac{1}{2}.m.(1.2 \sqrt{gH})^2 - 0\) \(= 0.72 mg \) The work done by the force of gravity is mgh. Hence, the work done by the air friction is : \(= 0.72 mgh - mgh = -0.28 mgh\) |