Applications of Second and Third Laws

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Applications of Second and Third Laws: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Weightlessness, Contact Forces, Motion on Inclined Plane, Motion of Connected Bodies, Motion of Blocks Connected by a String, Super-weightlessness and, Motion of a Block on Inclined Plane

Important Questions on Applications of Second and Third Laws

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The coefficient of static friction, μs, between block A of mass 2 kg and the table as shown in the figure is 0.2. What would be the maximum mass value of block B so that, the two blocks do not move? The string and the pulley are assumed to be smooth and massless g=10 ms2.

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A block has been placed on an inclined plane with the slope angle   θ,  block slides down the plane at constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic friction is equal to :

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A ball is dropped from a high rise platform at, t=0 starting from rest. After 6 s another ball is thrown downwards from the same platform with the speed v. The two balls meet at, t=18 s. What is the value of v(Take, g=10 m s-2 )

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Two bodies, A (of mass 1 kg) and B (of mass 3 kg), are dropped from heights of 16 m and 25 m, respectively. The ratio of the times taken by them to reach the ground is

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A body falling freely from a given height 'H' hits an inclined plane in its path at a height 'h'. As a result of this impact, the direction of the velocity of the body becomes horizontal. For what value of hH the body will take maximum time to reach the ground?

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A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2 (vertically). If the acceleration of the system is g 8 , then the ratio of the masses is –

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Two masses  m1=5 kg and  m2=4.8 kg tied to a string are hanging over a light frictionless pulley. What is the acceleration of the masses when left free to move? ( g=9.8 ms2 )

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Two masses  m1=5 kg and  m2=4.8 kg tied to a string are hanging over a light frictionless pulley. What is the acceleration of the masses when left free to move? (g=9.8 m s2 )

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A particle starts sliding down a frictionless inclined plane. If Sn is the distance travelled by it from time t=(n-1) sec to t=n sec, the ratio SnSn+1 is

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A block of mass 2 kg is lying on a smooth inclined plane as shown in the figure.The tension in the string will be (string is light andg= 10 m/s2 )

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A horizontal force F= 200 N pulls three masses m1= 5 kgm2= 6 kg and m3= 9 kg, lying on a frictionless table and connected by light strings. Find the tension in the string between blocks m1 and m2.

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What is better to have one pulley or multiple pulleys?

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Two masses 2 kg and 3 kg are attached to the end of the string passed over a pulley fixed at the top. Find acceleration of the blocks?

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What happens when you put multiple pulleys together?

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In a pulley block system,tension in a massless string is same at all points.

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Three equal weights of mass 2 kg each are hanging on a string passing over a fixed pulley as shown in the figure. What is the tension in the string connecting weights B and C ?

         Pulley Problem with masses geometrically connected and moving vertically 4

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Starting from rest, a body slides down a 45° inclined plane in twice the time it takes to slide down the same distance in the absence of friction. The coefficient of friction between the body and the inclined plane is 

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Two blocks A and B of equal masses are in contact initially. The coefficients of friction between the inclined plane and the surface of A and B are μ1 and μ2​ respectively. The blocks will remain in contact and will fall with common acceleration_____

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Why Crowning of pulley is done?

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Two blocks of masses 6 kg and 4 kg  are attached to the two ends of a massless string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. If the system is released, the acceleration of the centre of mass of the system will be :