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Q : show that mechanic energy (=ke+pe) of a falling body remains constant....??? pls tell ?? |
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Answer» Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one form to another. The total energy before and after transformation remains the same. A body of mass'm is raised to height b. At A its potential energy is maximum and kinetic energy is 0 as it is stationary. When body is allowed to free fall and it reaches at B, h is decreasing HENCE potential energy decreases and V is increasing hence kinetic energy is increasing. When the body is about to reach the ground level, h = 0, v will be maximum hence kinetic energy > potential energy ∴ Decrease in potential energy = INCREASE in kinetic energy This shows the CONTINUAL transformation of gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy. Potential energy + Kinetic energy = Constant (MECHANICAL energy) Explanation:HOPE it helps |
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