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1) What should be the minimum force P to be applied to the string so that block
of mass m just begins to move up the frictionless plane.
2) Both the blocks shown here are of mass m and are moving with constant
velocity in direction shown in a resistive medium which exerts equal constant
force on both blocks in direction opposite to the velocity.
The tension in the string connecting both of them will be :
(Neglect friction)
(A) mg
(C) mg/3
(B) mg/2
(D) mg/4
3) In which of the following cases is the contact force between A and B maximum
(mA = mB = 1 kg)
(B) 125N
(C) 85N
(D)75N
(B) 2 ms2
(D) zero
6) A ball connected with string is released at an angle 45 with
the vertical as shown in figure. Then the acceleration of the
box at this instant will be: [Mass of the box is equal to mass of
ball]
(A) g/4
(B) g/3
(C) g/2
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(C) g
8) Two identical mass m are connected to a massless string which is hung over
two frictionless pulleys as shown in figure. If everything is at rest, what is the
tension in the cord?
(A) less than mg
(B) exactly mg
(C) more than mg but less than 2mg
(D) exactly 2mg
(B) 0
(C) 8 N
(D) 10 N
10) When F = 2N, the frictional force between 10 kg block and 5 kg block is
(A) 2N
(B) 15 N
(C) 10 N
(D) None
11)The maximum "F" which will not cause motion of any of the blocks.
(A) 10 N
(B) 15 N
(D) None
(b) 60 m/s
(d) 5 m/s
13) A young man of mass 60 kg stands on the floor of a lift which is accelerating
downwards at 1 m/s2 then the reaction of the floor of the lift on the man is: (Take
g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 528 N
14) A block of mass 2 kg is placed on the floor. The coefficient of static friction is
0.4. If a force of 2.8 N is applied on the block parallel to floor, the force of friction
between the block and floor is (take g = 10 m/s 2):
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(a) 2.8 N
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(b) 8 N
(c) 2 N
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(d) none of these
15) In the figure, the blocks A, B and C each of mass m have accelerations a 1, a2
and a3 respectively. F1 and F2 are external forces of
magnitude 2 mg and mg respectively.
(d) 1 ms-2
18) The coefficient of static friction between the bodies A and B is 0.30.
Determine minimum stopping distance that the body A can have a speed of 70
km/h and B constant deceleration, if the body B is / not to
slip forward, is
19) The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks is 0.363, what is the
minimum acceleration of block 1 so that block 2 does not fall ?
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(C) 4 N
(D) 5 N
FR
30
2g
2) The AA man is towing a car along a straight horizontal road. The truck has a
mass of 1500kg and the car has a mass of 850kg. The truck is connected to the
car by a bar which is to be modelled as a light inextensible string. The trucks
engine produces a constant driving force of 2500N. The resistance to motion of
the truck and the car are constant and of magnitude 750N and 400N
respectively. Find:
a) the acceleration of the truck and the car
b) the tension in the rope
When the truck and the car are traveling at 22ms -1
the tow bar breaks. If the magnitude of the resistance to motion of the truck
remains at 750N calculate:
c) the time difference in achieving a speed of 30ms -1 with and without the car in
tow
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4) Two particles P and Q of masses have masses 8m and Km, where K > 8. They
are connected by a light inextensible string which passes over a smooth fixed
pulley. The system is released from rest with the string taut and the hanging
parts of the string vertical, as shown below. Initially P has an acceleration of
magnitude of 3g/4
7) A particle of mass 0.8kg rests on rough horizontal table and is attached to one
end of a light inextensible string. The string passes over a smooth pulley P fixed
at the edge of the table. The other end of the string is attached to a particle P of
mass 1.4kg which hangs freely below the pulley. The coefficient of friction
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between the particle and the table is 0.45. The system is released from rest with
the string taut and B at a height of 1.2m above the
R
ground. At the point of release A is 1.8m from P. Find:
T
0.8g
P
T
B
1.2m
1.4g
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