Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2010

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    A 2 kg block is dropped from a height of 0.4 m on a spring of force constant k = 1960 N/m. The maximum compression of the spring is

    A)  0.1 m          

    B)  0.2 m

    C)  0.3m          

    D)  0.4m

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     By law of conservation of energy, we have Loss in gravitational potential energy = gain in elastic potential energy \[\Rightarrow \] \[mg(h+x)=-\text{ }k{{x}^{2}}\] \[2\times 9.8(0.4+x)=\frac{1}{2}\times 1960\times {{x}^{2}}\] \[(0.4+x)=\frac{980{{x}^{2}}}{2\times 9.8}\] or \[50{{x}^{2}}-x-0.4=0\] Solving we get, \[x=0.1m\]


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