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A particle is suspended from O by a string of length L. A vertical line AB is at horizontal distance L/8 from O. The particle is given horizontal speed u. Its circular motion later ceases, and when it crosses AB its velocity is horizontal. Find u.

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A 2 kg particle moves in a vertical circle of radius 2 m. At the highest point its speed is 6 m/s. Take g=10 m/s². If the string tension at the top is N newton, find N.
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A small block slides from rest from the top of a smooth hemisphere of radius R=3 m. Find the height h (m) above the ground at which it loses contact with the hemisphere.

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A particle is released from rest with a taut horizontal string of length R, the other end being fixed. Immediately after release, the tension in the string is:
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A closed circular tube of average radius 15 cm with rough inner walls is kept vertical. A 1 kg block just fits inside the tube and is introduced at the top with speed 22 m s⁻¹. After completing five oscillations, it stops at the bottom. work done by the tube on the block is ______ J. [g = 10 m s⁻²]

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A simple pendulum of length 1 m has a wooden bob of mass 1 kg. It is struck by a bullet of mass 10⁻² kg moving with a speed of 2 × 10² m s⁻¹. The bullet gets embedded into the bob. The height to which the bob rises before swinging back is: [Use g = 10 m s⁻²]
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A small block slides without friction on the inside of a fixed vertical circular track. Which statements are correct while contact is maintained?
Select all that apply
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A particle moves in a vertical circle of radius R and has speed n√(gR) at the topmost point. Find KEbottom/KEtop.

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Evaluate the following statements.
Assertion
Assertion (A): For the minimum-speed complete vertical circle, tension at the highest point is zero.
Reason
Reason (R): At the highest point, gravity alone can provide the required centripetal force in the limiting case.
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A particle is projected from the lowest point of a vertical circle of radius 1 m with the minimum speed needed to complete the circle. Take g=10 m/s². If the tension at the lowest point is N newton for a 1 kg particle, find N.
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