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QJEEM23Phc935: JEE Main 2023 Physics - Class 11 JEEM23Phc935 Solution: A body of mass is moving with a momentum of . Now a force of…

A body of mass 5 kg5 \mathrm{~kg} is moving with a momentum of 10 kg ms−110 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1} . Now a force of 2 N2 \mathrm{~N} acts on the body in the direction of its motion for 5 s5 \mathrm{~s} . The increase in the Kinetic energy of the body is ___________ J\mathrm{J} .

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The increase in kinetic energy can be found using the work-energy theorem, which states that the work done on an object is equal to the change in its kinetic energy.

The work done by a force is given by the equation:

W=F⋅dW = F \cdot d

where ( F ) is the force and ( d ) is the distance over which the force is applied.

However, we don't have the distance in this problem. But we do know that the force is applied for a time of 5 seconds, and that the initial momentum of the body is 10 kg m/s. We can use these facts to find the work done.

First, we can use the equation for force, ( F = ma ), to find the acceleration of the body:

a=Fm=2 N5 kg=0.4 m/s2a = \frac{F}{m} = \frac{2 \, \text{N}}{5 \, \text{kg}} = 0.4 \, \text{m/s}^2

Then, we can use the equation for distance in uniformly accelerated motion, ( d=vit+12at2d = v_i t + \frac{1}{2} a t^2 ), where ( viv_i ) is the initial velocity of the body. We can find ( viv_i ) from the initial momentum and the mass of the body:

vi=pm=10 kg m/s5 kg=2 m/sv_i = \frac{p}{m} = \frac{10 \, \text{kg m/s}}{5 \, \text{kg}} = 2 \, \text{m/s}

Substituting ( viv_i ), ( a ), and ( t ) into the equation for ( d ) gives:

d=2 m/s⋅5 s+12⋅0.4 m/s2⋅(5 s)2=10 m+5 m=15 md = 2 \, \text{m/s} \cdot 5 \, \text{s} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 0.4 \, \text{m/s}^2 \cdot (5 \, \text{s})^2 = 10 \, \text{m} + 5 \, \text{m} = 15 \, \text{m}

Finally, we can substitute ( F ) and ( d ) into the equation for work to find the increase in kinetic energy:

ΔKE=W=F⋅d=2 N⋅15 m=30 J\Delta KE = W = F \cdot d = 2 \, \text{N} \cdot 15 \, \text{m} = 30 \, \text{J}

So, the increase in the kinetic energy of the body is 30 J.

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