NEET Solved Paper 2018 Question 30

Question: A body initially at rest and sliding along a frictionless track from a height h (as shown in the figure) just completes a vertical circle of diameter $ \text{AB=D} $ . The height h is equal to [NEET - 2018]

Options:

A) $ \frac{7}{5}D $

B) $ D $

C) $ \frac{3}{2}D $

D) $ \frac{5}{4}D $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • As track is frictionless, so total mechanical energy will remain constant $ T\text{.M}\text{.}{E_l}\text{=T}\text{.M}\text{.}{E_F} $ $ \text{0+mgh=}\frac{1}{2}mv _L^{2}+0 $ $ h=\frac{v_L^{2}}{2g} $ For completing the vertical circle, $ v _{L}\ge \sqrt{5gR} $ $ h=\frac{5gR}{2g}=\frac{5}{2}R=\frac{5}{4}D $