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Grade 11IIT JEE Entrance Exam

2 bodies A and B both started their journey simultaneously so that A is in free fall and b is sliding along the incline( smooth) on reaching the earth surface the ratio of speed of a and b is

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10 Years agoGrade 11
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10 Years ago
Assuming that there is no lost in energy during sliding(no friction)(IDEAL CONDITION)
 According to conservation of energy(Since Gravitational is a central force)
In either case the Potential energy of mgh , changes into Kinetic energy as same rate
therefore the speed ratio is 1:1