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Physics - Assignment On Lecture 4 of Friction.

This document discusses Newton's laws of motion as they relate to friction on inclined surfaces. It provides 10 multiple choice questions that test understanding of concepts such as: 1) How the angle of inclination required for an object to slide depends on its mass and the surface, 2) How the contact force between an object and inclined plane varies with the angle of inclination, 3) How to calculate the minimum force needed to move an object up an inclined plane based on the mass, coefficient of friction, and angles of inclination. The questions cover topics including static friction, kinetic friction, and equilibrium situations on inclined planes. An answer key is provided for all 10 questions.

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Physics - Assignment On Lecture 4 of Friction.

This document discusses Newton's laws of motion as they relate to friction on inclined surfaces. It provides 10 multiple choice questions that test understanding of concepts such as: 1) How the angle of inclination required for an object to slide depends on its mass and the surface, 2) How the contact force between an object and inclined plane varies with the angle of inclination, 3) How to calculate the minimum force needed to move an object up an inclined plane based on the mass, coefficient of friction, and angles of inclination. The questions cover topics including static friction, kinetic friction, and equilibrium situations on inclined planes. An answer key is provided for all 10 questions.

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NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION

FRICTION OVER INCLINED SURFACE


1. A block A kept on an inclined surface just begins to slide if the inclination is 30°. The block
is replaced by another block B and it is found that it just begins to slide if the inclination is
40°.
(A) mass of A > mass of B (B) mass of A < mass of B
(C) mass of A = mass of B (D) all the three are possible.
2. A body is placed on a rough inclined plane of inclination  . As the angle  is increased from
0° to 90°, the contact force between the block and the plane :
(A) remains constant (B) first remains constant then decreases
(C) first decreases then increases (D) first increases then decreases
3. If the coefficient of friction of a surface is 3, then the angle of inclination of the plane to
make a body on it just to slide, is-
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 75°
4. An inclined plane is inclined at an angle  with the horizontal. A body of mass m rests on it,
if the coefficient of friction is , then the minimum force parallel to the inclined plane that
has to be applied to the body just move up the inclined plane is
(A) mg sin (B) mg cos 
(C) mg cos   mgsin  (D) mg cos   mgsin 
5. A brick of mass 2kg just begins to slide down an inclined plane at an angle of 45° with the
horizontal. The force of friction will be
(A) 19.6 (B) 19.6 sin 45° (C) 9.8 sin 45° (D) 9.8 cos 45°
6. A bead of mass m is located on a parabolic wire with its axis y
x 2 =ay
vertical and vertex directed towards downward as in figure and
m coefficient
whose equation is x 2  ay. If the coefficient of friction is , then
of friction 
highest distance above the x-axis at which the particle will be in
equilibrium is
O
(A) a (B) 2a
(C) 2a / 4 (D) 2a
7. Figure shows a block kept on a rough inclined plane. The maximum
external force down the incline for which the block remains at rest is 1N
while the maximum external force up the incline for which the block is
at rest is 7N. The coefficient of static friction  is 30 °

3 1 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 6 4 3 3
8. Find the maximum value of (M/m) in the situation shown in figure so that the system
remains at rest. Friction coefficient of both the surface is , string is massless and pulley is
friction less.
cos  sin  m
(A) (B)
sin    cos  sin    cos  M

 cos  
(C) (D)
sin    cos  sin    cos 

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9. A body of mass 10 kg lies on a rough inclined plane of inclination
A B
3
  sin1 with the horizontal. When a force of 30 N is applied on 30N
5 C
the block parallel to and upward the plane, the total reaction by the O
D
plane on the block is nearly along
(A) OA (B) OB 
(C) OC (D) OD
10. A small mass slides down an inclined plane of inclination  with the horizontal. The co-
efficient of friction is   0 x where x is the distance through which the mass slides down
and 0 , a constant. Then the speed is maximum after the mass covers a distance of
cos  sin  tan  2tan 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 0 0 0

ANSWER KEY
1. D 3. C 5. B 7. C 9. A
2. B 4. D 6. C 8. D 10. D

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