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QJEEM25Ph690f: JEE Main 2025 Physics - Class 11 JEEM25Ph690f Solution: A bead of mass ' ' slides without friction on the wall of a…

A bead of mass ' mm ' slides without friction on the wall of a vertical circular hoop of radius ' RR ' as shown in figure. The bead moves under the combined action of gravity and a massless spring (k) attached to the bottom of the hoop. The equilibrium length of the spring is ' RR '. If the bead is released from top of the hoop with (negligible) zero initial speed, velocity of bead, when the length of spring becomes ' RR ', would be (spring constant is ' kk ', gg is accleration due to gravity)

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 1 English

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 2Rg+kR2 m\sqrt{2 R g+\frac{\mathrm{kR}^2}{\mathrm{~m}}}
  • B 3Rg+kR2 m\sqrt{3 \mathrm{Rg}+\frac{\mathrm{kR}^2}{\mathrm{~m}}}
  • C 2Rg+4kR2 m\sqrt{2 \mathrm{Rg}+\frac{4 \mathrm{kR}^2}{\mathrm{~m}}}
  • D 2gR+kR2 m2\sqrt{\mathrm{gR}+\frac{\mathrm{kR}^2}{\mathrm{~m}}}

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JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 1 English Explanation

When mass is at position A,

Elongation of spring, x1=2R−R=R{x_1} = 2R - R = R

(As equilibrium length of spring is R)

h1=2R{h_1} = 2R

v1=0{v_1} = 0 (As the bead is released from zero initial speed)

When mass is at position B,

x2=R−R=0{x_2} = R - R = 0

h2=R/2,v2=v{h_2} = R/2,{v_2} = v

So using energy conservation,

E1∘=Ef{E_1}^\circ = {E_f}

⇒12kx12+12mv12+mgh1=12kx22+12mv22+mgh2\Rightarrow {1 \over 2}kx_1^2 + {1 \over 2}mv_1^2 + mg{h_1} = {1 \over 2}kx_2^2 + {1 \over 2}mv_2^2 + mg{h_2}

⇒12kR2+mg(2R)=12k(o)+12mv2+mgR2\Rightarrow {1 \over 2}k{R^2} + mg(2R) = {1 \over 2}k(o) + {1 \over 2}m{v^2} + mg{R \over 2}

⇒12kR2+2mgR−mgR2=12mv2\Rightarrow {1 \over 2}k{R^2} + 2mgR - {{mgR} \over 2} = {1 \over 2}m{v^2}

⇒12mv2=12kR2+3mgR2\Rightarrow {1 \over 2}m{v^2} = {1 \over 2}k{R^2} + {{3mgR} \over 2}

⇒v2=kR2m+3gR\Rightarrow {v^2} = {{k{R^2}} \over m} + 3gR

⇒v=kR2m+3gR\Rightarrow v = \sqrt {{{k{R^2}} \over m} + 3gR}

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