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JEE Main 202429 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2024
Date
29 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Work, Power and Energy

JEE Main 2024 · 29 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Work, Power and Energy

A bob of mass m is suspended by a light string of length L . It is...

A bob of mass mm is suspended by a light string of length LL. It is imparted a minimum horizontal velocity at the lowest point AA such that it just completes half circle reaching the top most position BB. The ratio of kinetic energies (K.E.)A(K.E.)B\dfrac{( K . E . {)}_{A}}{( K . E . {)}_{B}} is :

A bob of mass m is suspended by a light string of length L . It is imparted a minimum horizontal velocity at the lowest

Options

  1. A3:23: 2
  2. B5:15: 1
  3. C2:52: 5
  4. D1:51: 5

Correct answer

B. 5:15: 1

Step-by-step solution

The velocity given is minimum, just enough to complete verticle circle. At the top most point, tension of the string will be zero and gravitational force will provide the required centripetal force.

Therefore, 

mg=m(VH)2L⇒12m(VH)2=12gLmg = \dfrac{m{\left({V}_{H}\right)}^{2}}{L} ⇒ \dfrac{1}{2}m{\left({V}_{H}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{1}{2}gL

Apply energy conservation between point AA and BB, we get

12mVL2=12mVH2+mg(2L)\dfrac{1}{2}m{V}_{L}^{2} = \dfrac{1}{2}m{V}_{H}^{2} + mg ( 2L )

⇒VL=5gL⇒ {V}_{L} = \sqrt{5gL}

Also, VH=gL{V}_{H} = \sqrt{gL}

Required ratio, (K.E)A(K.E)B=12m(5gL)212m(gL)2=51\dfrac{( K . E{)}_{A}}{( K . E{)}_{B}} = \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2}m ( \sqrt{5gL}{)}^{2}}{\dfrac{1}{2}m ( \sqrt{gL}{)}^{2}} = \dfrac{5}{1}

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