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Force of 1000 N acts on a particle parallel to its direction of motion which is horizontal. Its velocity increases from 1 m s1 to 10 m s1, when the force acts through a distance of 4 m. Calculate the mass of the particle. Given that a force of 10 N is necessary for overcoming friction.

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A rigid body of mass 5 kg initially at rest is moved by a horizontal force of 20 N on a frictionless table. Calculate the work done by the force on the body in 10 s and prove that this equals the change in kinetic energy of the body.
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A body of mass 2 kg initially at rest moves under the action of an applied horizontal force of 7 N on a table with the coefficient of kinetic friction =0.1. Compute the

(a) work done by the applied force in 10 s.

(b) work done by the friction in 10 s.

(c) work done by the net force on the body in 10 s.

(d) change in kinetic energy of the body in 10 s, and interpret your results.

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A body of mass 5 kg is acted upon by a variable force. The force varies with the distance covered by the body. What is the speed of the body when the body has covered 25 m? Assume that the body starts from rest.

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A block of mass m moving at a speed v compresses a spring through a distance x before its speed becomes one fourth. Find the spring constant of the spring.
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Consider the situation shown in the figure. Initially the spring is undeformed when the system is released from rest. Assuming no friction in the pulley, find the maximum elongation of the spring. 

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A rigid body of mass 0.3 kg is taken slowly up an inclined plane of length 10 m and height 5 m (assuming the applied force to be parallel to the inclined plane), and then allowed to slide down to the bottom again. The coefficient of friction between the body and the plane is 0.15. Using g=9.8 m s-2  find the 

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(a) work done by the gravitational force over the round trip.
(b) work done by the applied force over the upward journey
(c) work done by frictional force over the round trip.
(d) kinetic energy of the body at the end of the trip?

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As shown in the figure, there is pulley-block system. The system is released from rest and the block of mass 2 kg is found to have a speed 0.3 m s-1 after it has descended through a distance of 2 m. Find the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table. (g=10 m s-2)

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A block of mass 100 g is moved with a speed of 5.0 ms-1 at the highest point in a closed circular tube of radius 10 cm kept in a vertical plane. The cross-section of the tube is such that the block just fits in it. The block makes several oscillations inside the tube and finally stops at the lowest point. Find the work done by the tube on the block during the process.