| A particle P is sliding down a frictionless
hemispherical bowl. It passes the point
A at t = 0. At this instant of time, the
horizontal component of its velocity is
v. A bead Q of the same mass as P is
ejected from A at t = 0 along the
horizontal direction, with the speed v.
Friction between the bead and the
string may be neglected. Let t_P and t_Q
be the respective times taken by P and
Q to reach the point B. Then
(a) t_P < t_Q
(b) t_P = t_Q
(c) t_P > t_Q
(d) (t_P /t_Q ) = ((length of at arc ACB)/(length of chord AB))
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