k connected to a block of mass m is placed on a rough horizontal surface having coefficient of friction μ . The spring is given initial elongation k 3 μ m g and the block is released from rest. For the subsequent motion, the maximum speed of the block is?
A spring of spring constant
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But i am getting 2 μ g k 2 m
How do you make these diagrams while posting physics questions? @Nishant Rai
Once the spring force is equal to the friction force, friction will absorb
K.E.and so the velocity will then go on decreasing.
S
o
V
m
a
x
will take place when spring and friction forces are equal.
At this point, that is at elongation of
X
v
m
a
x
,
k
∗
X
v
m
a
x
=
μ
∗
m
∗
g
.
And the block will stil lhave P.E. of
k
∗
X
v
m
a
x
2
=
k
(
μ
∗
m
∗
g
)
2
.
.
.
(
1
)
So the P.E. lost in friction PLUS converted to K.E.
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=
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1
∗
k
∗
{
(
3
μ
m
g
)
2
−
(
μ
m
g
)
2
}
=
k
4
∗
(
μ
m
g
)
2
.
P.E . absorbed by friction PLUS that converted to K.E.
=
μ
m
g
∗
k
{
3
μ
m
g
}
+
2
1
m
∗
V
m
a
x
2
=
k
3
∗
(
μ
m
g
)
2
+
2
1
m
∗
V
m
a
x
2
=
k
4
∗
(
μ
m
g
)
2
.
V
m
a
x
=
2
μ
g
k
m
This is how I would like to explain
N
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idea.
You can directly use fact of SHM , that
V
m
a
x
=
A
ω
k
A
=
3
μ
m
g
−
μ
m
g
=
2
μ
m
g
ω
=
m
k
V
m
a
x
=
k
2
μ
m
g
×
m
k
=
2
μ
g
k
m
but the amplitude here is not constant to apply the formula as you said of shm,isnt it..
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(Apply conservation of Energy.)
(Note that a body attains it's maximum speed when all the external forces acting on it gets balanced.)
⇒ k x = μ m g where x is the compression in the spring at the time of maximum velocity of the block.