Work Energy And Power Question 61

Question: A uniform chain of length L and mass M is lying on a smooth table and one third of its length is hanging vertically down over the edge of the table. If g is acceleration due to gravity, the work required to pull the hanging part on to the table is [IIT 1985; MNR 1990; AIEEE 2002; MP PMT 1994, 97, 2000; JIPMER 2000]

Options:

A) MgL

B) MgL/3

C) MgL/9

D) MgL/18

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

W=MgL2n2=MgL2(3)2=MgL18 (n = 3 given)



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