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In the figure, a small, initially stationary block is released on a friction-less ramp at a height of 3.0 m. Hill heights along the ramp are as shown. The hills have identical circular tops, and the block does not fly off any hill. Which hill is the first the block cannot cross?

In the figure, a small, initially stationary block is released on a friction-less ramp at a height of 3.0 m. Hill heights along the ramp are as shown. The hills have identical circular tops, and the block does not fly off any hill.

Which hill is the first the block cannot cross?

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Grade:12th pass

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
3 years ago
Potentioal energy at the starting point of the bolck is PE = mgh thus it will not be able to cross the hill whose hight is greater than the height of the block initialy that is 4th hill (b) The block will retrace its path and will come to its initial position (c) centripetal acceletation is directly proportional to velocity of the...
 

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