Application of Newton's Law of Motion

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Application of Newton's Law of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Free Body Diagram, Tension in Strings, Atwood Machine & Apparent Weight and Moving Lift etc.

Important Questions on Application of Newton's Law of Motion

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A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination   θ.  The whole system is accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block (g is acceleration due to gravity) will be

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A monkey of mass 20 kg is holding a vertical rope. The rope will not break when a mass of 25 kg is suspended from it but will break if the mass exceeds 25 kg. What is the maximum acceleration with which the monkey can climb up along the rope? g=10 m s-2

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A circular disc with a groove along its diameter is placed horizontally on a rough surface. A block of mass 1 kg is placed as shown. The co-efficient of friction between the block and all surfaces of groove and horizontal surface in contact is μ= 2 5 . The disc has an acceleration of 25 ms2 towards left. Find the acceleration of the block with respect to disc. Given, cosθ=45, sinθ=35

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Two blocks of mass m1=10 kg and m2=5 kg, connected to each other by a massless inextensible string of length 0.3 m are placed along a diameter of a turn table. The coefficient of friction between the table and m1 is 0.5 while there is no friction between m2 and the table. The table is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 rads-1 about a vertical axis passing through its centre O. The masses are placed along the diameter of the table on either side of the centre O such that the mass m1 is at a distance of 0.124 m from O. The masses are observed to be at rest with respect to an observer on the turn table. Calculate the frictional force on m1.

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Block A of mass m and block B of mass 2m are placed on a fixed triangular wedge by means of a massless inextensible string and a frictionless pulley as shown in figure. The wedge is inclined at 45° to the horizontal on both sides. The coefficient of friction between block A and the wedge is 23 and that between block B and the wedge is 13. If the system of A and B is released from rest, find the magnitude and direction of the force of friction acting on A.

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Two blocks of mass 2.9 kg and 1.9 kg are suspended from a rigid support S by two inextensible wires each of length 1 m see figure. The upper wire has negligible mass and the lower wire has a uniform mass of 0.2 kgm1 . The whole system of blocks, wires and support has an upward acceleration of 0.2 ms2 . Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 ms2 .

(i) Find the tension T at the mid-point of the lower wire.

(ii) Find the tension  T'  at the mid-point of the upper wire.


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A block is kept on a frictionless inclined surface with angle of inclination α . The incline is given an acceleration a  to keep the block stationary. Then a is equal to –

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A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. A man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring reads 49 N when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves downward with an acceleration of 5 m s2, the reading of the spring balance will be,

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A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. A man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring reads 49 N, when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves downward with an acceleration of 5m s2 , the reading of the spring balance will be – g=9.8 m s-2

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The bob of a 0.2 m long pendulum describes an arc of circle in a vertical plane. If the tension in cord is 3 times the weight of the bob when cord makes an angle of 30° to the vertical, then acceleration of bob in that position is

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What is meant by a free body diagram ?  What is its use ?

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"A man standing in a lift going downward with uniform velocity experiences a loss of weight at the start, but not when the lift is in uniform motion". Why ?

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Why does the horse has to apply more force to star a cart ?

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The horse is able to pull the cart because_____.

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A horse pulls a 250 kg cart with a force of 250 N at an angle of 30° If the cart moves with constant velocity, find the friction force, the applied force in both the horizontal and vertical directions, the object's weight, and the normal force.

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A boy stands on a weighing machine in a lift. The machine reads his weight as W.The lift starts moving upwards with a constant speed.

The reading on the machine will be:

 

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A body of mass 30 kg is stands on a weighing machine lying on the floor of a lift. What will be the weight of the body when (i) the lift moves upwards with an acceleration 2.2 ms-2and (ii)the lift moves downwards with  an acceleration 2.2 ms-2 and (iii) the lift falls freely.

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Explain why pull is easier than push.

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Deduce an expression for the acceleration of the cart when a horse is pulling it.

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When a horse pulls a cart the cart also pulls the horse,Then which force helps the horse to move forward? The force exerted by: