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Draw the free body diagram for block kept on an inclined plane, having the tendency to move upwards while showing the forces including frictional force acting on the block.

Important Questions on Laws of Motion

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When a body is placed on a rough plane (coefficient of friction=μ) inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal, its acceleration is (acceleration due to gravity =g)
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A brick of mass 2 kg slides down an incline of height 5 m and angle 30°. If the coefficient of friction of the incline is 123, the velocity of the block at the bottom of the incline is (Assume the acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s2)

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If a block of mass ' m ' placed on a plane inclined at an angle θ, is on the verge of sliding, then the coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is given by
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A uniform rope of total length l is at rest on a table with fraction f of its length hanging (see figure). If the coefficient of friction between the table and the chain is μ, then

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A block of mass 5 kg is kept against an accelerating wedge with a wedge angle of 45° to the horizontal. The co-efficient of friction between the block and the wedge is μ=0.4. What is the minimum absolute value of the acceleration of the wedge to keep the block steady. Assume g=10 m s-2

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What is the maximum force F that can be applied on block m1, so that both m1 & m2 will move together? There is no friction between m1 and the horizontal table. The coefficient of friction between 'm1' and 'm2' is μ.
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The normal reaction N for a vehicle of 800 kg mass, negotiating a turn on a 30° banked road at maximum possible speed without skidding is ____ ×103 kg m s-2.
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An inclined plane is bent in such a way that the vertical cross-section is given by y=x24, where y is in vertical and x in horizontal direction. If the upper surface of this curved plane is rough with coefficient of friction μ=0.5, the maximum height in cm at which a stationary block will not slip downward is________cm.
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A block of mass m rests on a horizontal table with a coefficient of static friction μ. What minimum force must be applied on the block to drag it on the table?
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A block is released from rest on a 45° smooth incline and slide a distance d. The time taken to slide the same distance is n times as much to slide on a 45° rough incline than on the smooth incline. The coefficients of friction for the rough incline is
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A block is placed on a parabolic shape ramp given by equation y=x220. If the coefficient of static friction μs is 0.5, then what is the maximum height above the ground at which the block can be placed without slipping?
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A block of mass m is placed on a surface with a vertical cross section given by y=x36. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height above the ground at which the block can be placed without slipping is 
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The coefficient of static friction between a wooden block of mass 0.5 kg and a vertical rough wall is 0.2. The magnitude of the horizontal force that should be applied on the block to keep it adhere to the wall will be______Ng=10 m s-2
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A thin motorcyclist rides with sufficient speed in the vertical plane inside a hollow sphere of diameter 20 m to prevent himself from sliding down. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, then what is the minimum speed of the motor cyclist? (use g=10 m s-2)
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As shown in the figure, a block of mass 3 kg is kept on a horizontal rough surface of coefficient of friction 133. The critical force to be applied on the vertical surface as shown at an angle 60° with horizontal such that it does not move, will be 3x. The value of x will 

g=10 m s-2; sin60°=32; cos60°=12

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The coefficient of static friction between two blocks is 0.5 and the table is smooth. The maximum horizontal force that can be applied to move the blocks together is _______N (take g=10 m s-2

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Two blocks (m=0.5 kg and M=4.5 kg) are arranged on a horizontal frictionless table as shown in the figure. The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks is 37. Then the maximum horizontal force that can be applied on the larger block so that the blocks move together is N. (Round off to the Nearest Integer) [Take g as 9.8 m s-2]

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A block placed on the horizontal is pushed momentarily with initial velocity v. The coefficient of friction between the block and surface is μ. Block will come to rest after a time t equal to (g= acceleration due to gravity)
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A heavy box is to be dragged along a rough horizontal floor. To do so, the person A pushes it at an angle 30° from the horizontal and requires a minimum force FA, while the person B pulls the box at an angle 60° from the horizontal and needs minimum force FB. If the coefficient of friction between the box and the floor is 35, the ratio FAFB is
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A plank with a box on it at one end is gradually raised about the other end. As the angle of inclination with the horizontal reaches 30°, the box starts to slip and slides 4.0 m down the plank in 4.0 s. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the box and the plank will be, respectively:
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