A heaps of chain is lying on a horizontal table. A small section of the chain is released through a hole in the table. Calculate the velocity as a function of the length of the chain hanging vertically.
A. √(2gx/3)
B. √(4gx/3)
C. √(gx/3)
D. √(gx)
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Subhomoy Bakshi
·2010-01-17 00:38:15
1/2mv2=mgh
or, 1/2v2=gh
or, v2=2gh
or, v2=gx [since, h=ht loss of centre of mass]
or, v=√(gx)