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A body falls towards earth in air. Will its total mechanical energy be conserved during the fall? Justify.

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No total mechanical energy of the body falling freely under gravity is not conserved because a small part of its energy is utilised against resistive force of air, which is non conservative force. Gain in KE< loss in PE.

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(c) When M1 comes in contact with the spring. M1 is retarded by the spring force and M2 is accelerated by the spring force.

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(b) conserving energy between “O” ans ”A”

U_i+ K_i= U_f+ K_f

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$\frac{{(v')}^{2}}{2} = \frac{v^{2}}{2} = - g h$

(v’)²=v²-2gh = v^’= $\sqrt[]{v^{2} - 2 g h}$ ……….1

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=1/2mv₁²=1/2[1/2mv’²]

1/2m(v₁)²=1/4m(v’)²=1/4m[v²-2gh]

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(b) conserving energy between “O” ans ”A”

U_i+ K_i= U_f+ K_f

0+1/2mv²= mgh + 1/2mv’

$\frac{{(v')}^{2}}{2} = \frac{v^{2}}{2} = - g h$

(v’)²=v²-2gh = v^’= $\sqrt[]{v^{2} - 2 g h}$ ……….1

Let speed after emerging be v₁then

=1/2mv₁²=1/2[1/2mv’²]

1/2m(v₁)²=1/4m(v’)²=1/4m[v²-2gh]

V₁= $\sqrt[]{\frac{v^{2}}{2} - g h}$ ………….2

From eqn 1 and 2

$\frac{v'}{v_{1}} = \frac{\sqrt[]{v^{2} - 2 g h}}{\sqrt[]{v^{2} - 2 g h / \sqrt[]{2}}} = \sqrt[]{2}$

So v₁ = v’/ $\sqrt[]{2}$ =v²(v’/2)

v₁>v’/2

hence after emerging from the target velocity of the bullet is more than half of its earlier velocity v’

(d) as the velocity of the bullet changes to v’ which is less than v’ hence , path, followed will change and the bullet reaches at point B instead of A

(f) as the bullet is passing through the target the loss in energy of the bullet is transferred to particles of the target . therefore their internal energy increases.

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(b, d) When a man of mass m climbs up the staircases of height L, work done by the gravitational force on the man is mgl work done by internal muscular forces will be mgL as the change in kinetic is almost zero.

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