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27 August, 18:15

out of the two spheres of equal mass one rolls down a smooth inclined plane while other is freely falling both from same height. In which case is the work done more? WHY?

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  1. 27 August, 18:42
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    In case of sphere rolls down a smooth inclined plane, work is done by gravity only as in free fall but as it is inclined

    So, there comes a factor sin (angle of inclination)

    So acceleration becomes g sin (angle of inclination)

    Now, As in free fall acceleration is g

    And max value of Sin is 1

    So, range of acceleration in smooth inclined plane varies from 0 to g

    that is max acceleration or max work done as Work = m * acceleration * displacement

    = mg sin (angle) * displacement

    As sin (angle) = height/displacement

    So it becomes mg * height

    In free fall, Work done = mg * height

    So, Free fall work done is same as work done in smooth inclined plane

    So, Work done in free fall = work done in smooth inclined plane
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