Semester : SEMESTER 1
Subject : Mechanics I
Year : 2023
Term : NOVEMBER
Branch : APPLIED PHYSICS
Scheme : 2020 Full Time
Course Code : APH 1B 01
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Section C (Essay Type)
Essays-Answer in about two pages, any one question.
The question carries 10 marks.
20. Define potential energy.
(a) Obtain Potential energies of a uniform force field.
(b) Obtain Potential energy of a central force ; and
(c) Obtain the Potential energy of the Three-dimensional Spring Force.
21. State Newton's laws of motion. Apply Newtons laws to find the accelerations of two astronauts of
masses M, and Mg, pulling on either ends of a rope of negligible mass.
(1 x 10 = 10 marks)
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