Figure shows a particle sliding on a frictionless track which terminates in a straight horizontal section. If the particle starts slipping from the point A, how far away from the track will the particle hit the ground?
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(At a horizontal distance of 1 m from the end of the track)
Sol. (mg)1 – mg/2 = mv 2 /2, v = 
d = 
= 
= 1 m
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