At the bottom of an air track tilted at angle ? , a glider of mass m is given a

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At the bottom of an air track tilted at angle ?, a glider of mass m is given a push to make it coast a distance d up the slope as it slows down and stops. Then the glider comes back down the track to its starting point. Now the experiment is repeated with the same original speed but with a second identical glider set on top of the first. The airflow is strong enough to support the stacked pair of gliders so that the combination moves over the track with negligible friction. Static friction holds the second glider stationary relative to the first glider throughout the motion. The coefficient of static friction between the two gliders is?s. What is the change in mechanical energy of the two-glider

Explanation / Answer

e)+2?smgd cos ? as they are moving upwards so there is a storage of energy and masss is identical

SO potential energy stored=work done by air friction

=us*2m*d*costheta

=+2?smgd cos ? ans

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