A wire bent as a parabola is located in a uniform magnetic field induction , the vector being perpendicular to the plane . At the moment a connector starts sliding translation wise from the parabola for constant apex with a constant acceleration a thus formed as a function of .
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Let the equation of the parabola (which is not given in the problem) be y = k x 2 (I had to guess from the answer options)
Then the velocity of the connector at a position ( x , y ) , assuming it to be zero when the wire is at the apex of the parabola (this is also not given), is v = 2 k y
Area swept by the connector in time d t at that instant is d A = 2 x d y = k 2 y 2 1 d y ,
so that the rate at which the area is swept out is
d t d A = k 2 y 2 1 d t d y
= k 2 y 2 1 v
= k 2 2 a y
= k 8 a y
So the e. m. f. Induced is
E i n d = k 8 a B y
I think the ratio of E and y is asked in the problem, which is
k 8 a .