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A body of mass m when released from rest from a height h, hits the ground with speed sqrt gh . Find work done by resistive force.

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Answer:

If the work done by a resistive force is W then

W = F d = m a d where a is the acceleration of the object and d the distance traveled during this acceleration,

The object started with potential energy E = m g h

m g h = m a d

d = g h / a where d is the distance traveled

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