Exercises — Non-conservative forces — friction, air drag
1.3.7 · D4· Physics › Work, Energy & Power › Non-conservative forces — friction, air drag
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Level 1 — Recognition
Goal: kya tum conservative aur non-conservative mein fark kar sakte ho, aur bina heavy algebra ke sign sahi de sakte ho?
Problem 1.1
Har force ke liye batao conservative (C) hai ya non-conservative (NC), aur ek-line ka reason do: (a) gravity, (b) kinetic friction, (c) spring force , (d) air drag, (e) flat floor pe slide karte block par normal force.
Recall Solution 1.1
Test hamesha yahi hai: kya ek closed loop mein work zero aata hai? ( par chhota circle ka matlab hai "ek poore loop mein add karo wapas start tak").
- (a) gravity — C. Upar uthao, neeche wapas aao: PE exactly return ho jaati hai. Loop work .
- (b) kinetic friction — NC. Yeh hamesha velocity ke opposite direction mein hoti hai, isliye round trip mein jaate waqt bhi subtract karti hai aur aate waqt bhi. Loop work .
- (c) spring — C. Iska potential energy hota hai; khiincho aur chodo, energy wapas aati hai. Loop work .
- (d) air drag — NC. Friction jaisi hi wajah: hamesha motion ke opposite, hamesha energy churaata hai.
- (e) normal force — C-ish / neither. Flat floor par normal force motion ke perpendicular hoti hai, isliye : yeh har segment par zero work karti hai. Yeh kuch churaati nahi, isliye "chor" nahi hai — bas bahar baith jaati hai.
Problem 1.2
Ek block ko rough floor par 3 m push kiya jaata hai. , , floor flat hai isliye . Friction ne kitna work kiya? Compute karne se pehle sign batao.
Recall Solution 1.2
Pehle sign: friction motion ke opposite hoti hai, isliye negative hoga — mnemonic " hamesha hota hai". Flat floor par normal force: . Toh floor ne churaa liya, use heat mein badal diya.
Level 2 — Application
Goal: parent ke formulas ko single-stage problems mein lagao, sign aur geometry ke saare cases cover karo.
Problem 2.1
Ek ka box ke rough incline par neeche slide karta hai, rest se shuru hoke. . Final speed nikalo. (Neeche Figure dekho.)

Recall Solution 2.1
Incline par weight do perpendicular pieces mein split hoti hai (figure dekho): ek slope ke along, , jo slide drive karta hai; ek slope ke andar, , jise surface wapas push karta hai — isliye . Master equation use karo:
- Height drop , isliye .
- Friction: . cancel karo, ke liye solve karo — yeh exactly parent ka result hai: Numbers: , .
Problem 2.2
Wahi box aur incline, lekin ab incline shallow hai: , . Kya box rest se khud neeche slide karega? Numbers se justify karo.
Recall Solution 2.2
Bracket sab decide karta hai. Yeh positive tabhi hoga jab . Kyunki hai, bracket negative hai → formula mein aayega, jo impossible hai → box accelerate nahi karta; woh wahi ruk jaata hai (slope ke along gravity ka pull friction se zyada weak hai). Yeh wohi condition hai jaise parent ka stopping rule — energy aur statics dono agree karte hain.
Problem 2.3
mass ka ek skydiver quadratic drag ke saath girta hai. diya hai (isliye ), terminal velocity nikalo.
Recall Solution 2.3
Terminal velocity woh hoti hai jahan drag exactly gravity ko cancel kare, isliye acceleration ruk jaata hai:
Level 3 — Analysis
Goal: do ideas combine karo — path-dependence, ya pehle momentum phir energy.
Problem 3.1 (the loop test, numerically)
Ek ka puck rough table par (, ) east push kiya jaata hai, phir west wapas starting point par. (a) Net displacement kya hai? (b) Total path length kya hai? (c) Round trip mein friction ne total kitna work kiya, aur nonzero answer kya prove karta hai?
Recall Solution 3.1
(a) Start aur end same point hain ⇒ net displacement . (b) Path length — yeh distance travelled hai, jo friction ko matter karta hai. (c) . Kyunki loop work hai (strictly negative), friction conservative nahi ho sakti aur iska koi potential energy nahi hota. Ek conservative force zero displacement ke saath zero net work deti; friction ne diya. Woh heat ban gayi.
Problem 3.2 (momentum then energy)
par chalta ek ka bullet rough floor () par rakhe ke wooden block mein dhaas jaata hai. Block-plus-bullet rukne se pehle kitna slide karta hai?
Recall Solution 3.2
Stage 1 — collision (momentum use karo, energy NAHI). Bullet embed ho jaata hai: perfectly inelastic, isliye KE wood ke andar kharch hoti hai, lekin momentum bachta hai (brief hit ke dauran koi external horizontal impulse nahi). Stage 2 — sliding (ab energy use karo). Friction combined mass ko distance par rok deti hai. Total mass , . cancel ho jaata hai:
Level 4 — Synthesis
Goal: conservative + non-conservative stages ko ek energy ledger mein chain karo.
Problem 4.1 (spring → rough patch → smooth ramp)
Ek spring () ko compress karke ka cart launch kiya jaata hai. Cart lambe rough horizontal patch () par se guzarti hai, phir ek frictionless ramp se milti hai. Ramp par yeh kitna upar chadhegi? (Figure dekho.)

Recall Solution 4.1
Energy ko start (spring loaded, cart rest mein) se ramp ke top (cart momentarily rest mein) tak track karo. Poore safar par master equation:
- Start KE , end KE ⇒ .
- Spring apni stored energy release karta hai: .
- Gravity: ( tak upar jaata hai).
- Non-conservative: sirf rough patch, .
Plug in: Spring ne diya; friction ne heat mein churaa liya; baaki () ramp par chadha.
Problem 4.2 (energy audit / heat)
Problem 4.1 ke liye, kitni energy heat bani, aur yeh spring ki stored energy ka kya fraction tha?
Recall Solution 4.2
Heat non-conservative forces ne jo energy li (parent ke se). Spring energy ka jo fraction heat mein gaya: Toh launch energy ka roughly ek-paanchva hissa rough patch ko garam kiya; char-paanchva gravitational PE mein pahuncha.
Level 5 — Mastery
Goal: subtle, open-ended, degenerate cases.
Problem 5.1 (drag work needs an integral)
Ek object jo linear drag () ke saath move kar raha hai, use constant speed par tak push kiya jaata hai. (a) Drag work nikalo. (b) Ab object se sirf drag ke under (koi aur horizontal force nahi) decelerate karta hai aur hum jaante hain ki yeh total travel karta hai jabki mass hai — yahan drag work nikalo bina ko constant maane.
Recall Solution 5.1
(a) Constant speed ⇒ constant hai , aur yeh motion ke opposite hai, isliye Yahan shortcut legal hai kyunki speed constant hai. (b) Decelerating: har instant badal raha hai, isliye meaningless hai. Iske bajaye energy use karo — drag hi ek maatra horizontal force hai, isliye . Yeh se shuru hota hai; kahan rukta hai? Linear drag ke saath object asymptotically slow hota hai lekin, stated final rest (effectively m baad ruk gaya) lekar, . Dhyan do ki humne ko constant force ke saath kabhi use nahi kiya — woh galat number deta. Energy differences varying force ko completely bypass kar deti hain.
Problem 5.2 (degenerate incline: )
Ek block rough incline par rakha hai jahan exactly hai, aur use dhire se se downhill nudge kiya jaata hai. Uski motion describe karo aur agar rukta hai toh kitni door. lo, isliye , .
Recall Solution 5.2
Along-slope driving force hai; sliding ke dauran resisting friction hai. Yeh equal hain — net along-slope force slide karte waqt zero hai! Isliye block constant velocity se move karta hai jab tak chal raha hai... lekin isko chalte rehne ke liye koi force nahi aur rokne ke liye bhi nahi, isliye ideally yeh hamesha par coast karta rahega (net force zero ⇒ zero acceleration). Yeh exactly "tezi se slide hoga" () aur "hilega hi nahi" () ke beech ki knife-edge hai. Energetically: gravity release karta hai aur friction leta hai — exactly equal, isliye : speed kabhi nahi badlegi. Ek khoobsurat degenerate case jahan block jis bhi speed par chalo use doge, usi par glide karta rahega.
Problem 5.3 (which route loses more?)
Ek hockey puck rough square table ke corner A se corner B tak jaata hai, side , , . Route 1: seedha diagonal par. Route 2: do edges ke along (A→corner→B). Kaun sa route friction mein zyada energy khoega, aur kitna zyada?
Recall Solution 5.3
Friction ko path length ki parwah hoti hai, endpoints ki nahi — yahi non-conservative forces ka poora point hai.
- Route 1 (diagonal): length .
- Route 2 (do edges): length . ; har metre friction leta hai.
- Route 1 loss: .
- Route 2 loss: . Extra loss on Route 2: . Lamba path zyada costly hai — yahi path-dependence ki pehchaan hai. Conservative force dono routes ke liye same charge karti.
Recall Ek-screen toolbox summary
Kaun sa tool kis kaam ke liye? ::: Collision/sticking → momentum; sliding/climbing → energy ; constant-force drag ya friction → ; varying drag → sirf energy differences. Sign of friction/drag work? ::: Hamesha negative — yeh chor hain. Path length vs displacement for friction? ::: Hamesha total path length ; displacement irrelevant hai. Heat produced? ::: .
Connections
- Parent topic — woh theory jise yeh drills practice karate hain.
- Work–Energy theorem — hamesha sach rehne wala starting point .
- Mechanical energy conservation — special case jab .
- Friction — static & kinetic — jahan se aata hai.
- Inelastic collisions — kyun Problem 3.2 mein pehle momentum chahiye.
- Terminal velocity & projectile with drag — Problem 2.3 ka ghar.
- Heat & first law of thermodynamics — churaayi gayi energy kahan jaati hai.