A body is allowed to slide on a frictional less track from rest under-gravity. The track ends in a circular loop of diameter D. What should be the minimum height of the body in terms of D, so that it may successfully complete the loop?(a) D(b)4/5 D(c)5/4 D(d) 2D
sumit kumar , 11 Years ago
Grade Upto college level
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Saurabh Koranglekar
Last Activity: 4 Years ago
Dear student
The answer is option c
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Vikas TU
Last Activity: 4 Years ago
Velocity at bottom of loop to do complete circular motion is √5gr , where r is radius.
By applying conservation of energy :
mgh=(1/2)*m(5gd/2)
h=5d/4
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