JEE Main 2026 — Work Power Energy Question with Solution

A bead $P$ sliding on a frictionless semi-circular string $(ACB)$ and it is at point $S$ at $t=0$ and at this instant the horizontal component of its velocity is $v$. Another bead $Q$ of the same mass as $P$ is ejected from point $A$ at $t=0$ along the horizontal string $AB$, with the speed $v$, friction between the beads and the respective strings may be neglected in both cases. Let $t_P$ and $t_Q$ be the respective times taken by beads $P$ and $Q$ to reach the point $B$, then the relation between $t_P$ and $t_Q$ is