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Grade 12th PassMechanics

An insect of mass m is pulled slowly from ground on a rough hemispherical surface upto the top of the hemisphere with a tangential force.The radius of the hemisphere is R and coefficient of friction between insect and hemisphere is 0.5 .The work done by the force is KmgR/2,then find the value of K.

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14 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

 

K = 3 . see the attachement for the solution

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