A mass slips along the wall of a semispherical surface of radius . The velocity at the bottom of the surface is:
According to the principle of conservation of mechanical energy, the decrease in potential energy is equal to the increase in kinetic energy . When the mass slips down the wall of a semispherical surface of radius to the bottom, its vertical displacement is .
Loss in potential energy, Gain in kinetic energy,
Equating both:
Thus, the velocity at the bottom of the surface is .
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