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A rope ladder of length L is attached to a balloon of mass M. As the man of mass m climbs the ladder into the balloon basket, the balloon comes down by a vertical distance s. Then the increase in potential energy of man divided by the increase in potential energy of balloon is

A

`(L-s)/(s)`

B

`L/s`

C

`(s)/(L-s)`

D

`L-s`

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The correct Answer is:
A
Work done by man, `mgL=mg(L-s)+mgs`
where `mg(L-s)` is the increase in potential energy of the man and `mgs` is the increase in potential energy of the balloon because the balloon would have been lifted up but for the climbing of the man. So
Increase in PE of man/Increase in PE of balloon=`(mg(L-s))/(mgs)-(L-s)/(s)`
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