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Grade 11Mechanics

Three small bodies with the mass ratio 3: 4: 5 (the mass of the lightest body is m) are kept at three different points on the inner surface of a smooth hemispherical cup of radius r. The cup is fixed at its lower point on a horizontal surface. The three bodies are released at the same given instant All the collisions are perfectly inelastic.Find the maximum amount of heat Q that can be liberated in such a system. a) mgr b) 4mgr c) 2mgr d) 8mgr

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13 Years agoGrade 11
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13 Years ago

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c) 2 mgr