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A block of mass m is sliding down an inclined plane with constant speed. At a certain instant t0, its height above the ground is h. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the plane is µ. If the block reaches the ground at a later instant tg, then the energy dissipated by friction in the time interval (tg - t0) is(a) µmgh(b) µmgh/sinθ(c) mgh(d) µmgh/cosθ

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Answer is : (c) mgh

As block is sliding with a constant speed, so change in kinetic energy of block when it reaches bottom is zero.

Now, by work-energy theorem,

Total work done = Change in kinetic energy

⇒ Wfriction + Wgravitation = ∆KE

⇒ Wfriction = - Wgravitation

or Wfriction = - mgh

= So, energy dissipated due to friction = mgh.



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