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Figure shows a block A of mass 6 m having a smooth semi-circular groove of radius 'a' placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A block B of mass m is released from a position in groove where its radius is horizontal. The speed of block A when block B reaches its bottom is

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a

zero

b

ga

c

2ga7

d

ga21

answer is C.

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v2=speed of block A; v1=speed of block B w.r.t.A. By conservation of mementum,

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6mv2=mv1-v2 7v2=v1....(i) By conservation of energy mga=12×6m×v22+12×m×v1-v22 ga=3v22+127v2-v22 2ga=6v22+36v22 v2=ga21

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Figure shows a block A of mass 6 m having a smooth semi-circular groove of radius 'a' placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A block B of mass m is released from a position in groove where its radius is horizontal. The speed of block A when block B reaches its bottom is