JEE Main 2025 — Work Power Energy Question with Solution
JEE Main 2025 (4 Apr Shift 2)
Question
A block of mass 25 kg is pulled along a horizontal surface by a force at an angle with the horizontal. The friction coefficient between the block and the surface is 0.25. The displacement of 5 m of the block is:
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Correct answer
C245 J
Step-by-step explanation

Block travels with uniform velocity
So friction
$\begin{aligned}
& \frac{\mathrm{F}}{\sqrt{2}}=\mu\left[\mathrm{mg}-\frac{\mathrm{F}}{\sqrt{2}}\right] \\ & \frac{\mathrm{F}}{\sqrt{2}}=0.25\left[25 \times 9.8-\frac{\mathrm{F}}{\sqrt{2}}\right] \\ & \Rightarrow \quad 1.25 \frac{\mathrm{~F}}{\sqrt{2}}=61.25 \\ & \mathrm{~F}=\frac{61.25 \times \sqrt{2}}{1.25}=49 \sqrt{2} \\ & \mathrm{~W}_{\mathrm{ext}}=\mathrm{FS} \cos 45^{\circ} \\ &=49 \sqrt{2} \times 5 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=245 \mathrm{~J}
\end{aligned}$
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