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Grade 12General Physics

A body of mass M kg is falling from a height h meters hits another body of mass M kg placed on sandy patch of ground at rest and sticks to it. The work done before the combined mass comes to rest after penetrating a depth d in the sand will be A)Mgh/2 B)2Mgh?2?/d C)Mgh?2?/d D)Mgd?2?/h plzz reply fast

Profile image of Mohit  Kumar
13 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
13 Years ago

the collision between the two bodies is perfectly inelastic. Therefore, kinetic energy immediately after collision=Mgh/2

therefore answer=A)Mgh/2

Profile image of VARA PRASAD
13 Years ago

    answer:- A (Mgh/2)