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A block of mass is moving with a constant acceleration on a rough horizontal plane. If the coefficient of friction between the block and ground is , the power delivered by the external agent after a time , from the beginning, is equal to
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The total power divided by the external agent is mainly consumed in two parts:

(1) To move the body in the forward direction.
(2) To compensate the effect of the friction.
(i) Work done in moving the body
W1 = F . S
W1 = ma S …(1)
(ii) Work done agent friction
W2 = fk × S = R S = W S
W2 = mg S …(2)
Net work done W = W1 + W2
W = ma S + mg S
W = m (a + g) S
Now, according to 2nd equation of motion
S = u + at2
Now the power divided:–
P = m(a + g) at

(1) To move the body in the forward direction.
(2) To compensate the effect of the friction.
(i) Work done in moving the body
W1 = F . S
W1 = ma S …(1)
(ii) Work done agent friction
W2 = fk × S = R S = W S
W2 = mg S …(2)
Net work done W = W1 + W2
W = ma S + mg S
W = m (a + g) S
Now, according to 2nd equation of motion
S = u + at2
Now the power divided:–
P = m(a + g) at
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