A 60 kg weight is dragged on a horizontal

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A $60 \,kg$ weight is dragged on a horizontal surface by a rope upto $ 2$ metres. If coefficient of friction is $\mu = 0.5$, the angle of rope with the surface is $60^°$ and $g = 9.8\,m/{\sec ^2}$, then work done is ........ $joules$

A

$294$

B

$315$

C

$588$

D

$197$

A $60 \,kg$ weight is dragged on a horizontal surface by a rope upto $ 2$ metres. If coefficient of friction is $\mu = 0.5$, the angle of rope with the surface is $60^°$ and $g = 9.8\,m/{\sec ^2}$, then work done is ........ $joules$

Let body is dragged with force $P$, making an angle $60^°$ with the horizontal. 

${F_k} = $ Kinetic friction in the motion = ${\mu _k}R$

From the figure ${F_k} = P\cos 60^\circ \;$ and $R = mg - P\sin 60^\circ $ 

$\therefore P\cos 60^\circ = {\mu _k}(mg - P\sin 60^\circ )$ 

$⇒$  $\frac{P}{2} = 0.5\left( {60 \times 10 - \frac{{P\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right)$ $⇒$ $P = 315.1\;N$ 

$\therefore {F_k} = P\cos 60^\circ = \frac{{315.1}}{2}N$ Work done $ = {F_k} \times s = \frac{{315.1}}{2} \times 2 = 315\;Joule$