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A man standing on a trolley pushes another identical trolley (both trolleys are at rest on a rough surface), so that they are set in motion and stop after some time. If the ratio of mass of first trolley with man to mass of second trolley is 3, then find the ratio of the stopping distances of the second trolley to that of the first trolley. (Assume coefficient of friction to be the same for both the trolleys)



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A man standing on a trolley pushes another identical trolley (both trolleys are at rest on a rough surface), so that they are set in motion and stop after some time. If the ratio of mass of first trolley with man to mass of second trolley is 3, then find the ratio of the stopping distances of the second trolley to that of the first trolley. (Assume coefficient of friction to be the same for both the trolleys)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (9) -

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Trolleys gain momentum due to force applied by man which will be internal force for the system of trolleys and man and there is no other external force. Here we assume that man applies force for a very short time, during which effect of friction can be neglected.

Momentum just before pushing = momentum just after pushing

From work–energy theorem for individual trolleys,

Here

Solve to get

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