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Grade 12th passMechanics

A uniform chain of mass m and length is kept on a table such that a length L/4 hangs freely from the edge of the table.He work done in pulling the entire chain on the table is?

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
AML/9
Where A=acceleration,M=mass of chain ,
L= length of chain
Work done  = mass*acceleration*displacement*cos(angle)
 
But the displacement of hanging chain is perpendicular to the force,so work done for it is 0.
 
Remaining l/3 length with mass m/3 (uniform chain) can be found with the formula.