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vertical wall and end P on a rough horizontal ground with which the
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coefficient of friction is . If a boy of weight W can safely ascend x up
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this ladder before it slips,
a 2w  5W 
a) Show that x  .
3W
b) Deduce that the boy can only reach the top of the ladder if
W  2w .
898. A uniform rod PQ of length 8m and weight 18N is freely hinged at P
and carries a mass of 3kg at Q and to a point C distant 6m vertically
above P. Find the:
a) Tension in the string.
b) Magnitude and direction of the reaction at the hinge.
899. A uniform bar AB of weight 2W and length L is free to turn about a
smooth hinge at its upper end A, and a horizontal force is applied to
the end B so that the bar is in equilibrium with B at a distance a from
the vertical through A, Prove that the magnitude of the reaction at the
1
 4L2  3a  2
hinge is W 2 2  .
 L a 
900. A non uniform ladder AB, 10 m long and off mass 8kg lies in limiting
equilibrium with its lower end A resting on a rough horizontal ground
and the upper end B resting against a smooth vertical wall. If the centre
of gravity of the ladder is 3m from the foot of the ladder, and the ladder
makes an angle of 30o with the horizontal, find the:
a) Coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground.
b) Reaction at the wall.
901. A uniform ladder of weight W rests in limiting equilibrium with its top
end against a rough vertical wall and its lower end on a rough
horizontal floor. If the coefficients of friction at the top and foot of the
2 1
ladder are and respectively.
3 4
a) Find the angle which the ladder makes with the floor.
b) Suppose a man of weight 3W ascends the ladder above, find how
far he can ascend before the ladder slips.
902. A uniform rod AB of mass 5kg rests on a smooth horizontal floor at A
and is supported at 4m from A. If the length of the rod is 6m with B

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above A. Determine the reaction at the support, when the rod is resting
at 60o above the floor.
903. A uniform ladder AB of mass 10kg stands on rough horizontal surface
at A, and leans against a rough vertical wall at B, the coefficients of
1 1
friction at A and B being and respectively. The angle of
2 3
3
inclination of the ladder to ground is tan 1 . A boy of mass 40kg
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starts to climb the ladder.
Calculate the;
a) distance he climbs before the ladder starts to slide.
b) minimum horizontal force that should be applied at A so that the
boy just reaches the top of the ladder.
904. A uniform ladder of mass 25kg is placed with its base on a rough
1
horizontal floor (angle of friction  tan 1   ), and its top against a
5
1
rough vertical wall (angle of friction  tan 1   , with the ladder making
 3
an angle of 60o with the floor. Calculate the minimum horizontal force
that could be applied at the base without slipping occurring.
905. A rod AB 1m long has a weight of 20N acting at a point 60cm from A.
It rests horizontally with A against a rough vertical wall. A string BC is
fastened to the wall at C, 75cm vertically above A. Find the;
a) Tension in the string
b) Frictional force at A.
906. A person whose weight is 7W climbed a uniform ladder AB of weight
2W whose end A is in contact with a rough horizontal ground and B
resting against a smooth vertical wall. When he is a fifth of the way up,
the ladder is about to slide. If the coefficient of friction between the
4
ladder and the ground is . Find the angle that the ladder makes
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with the ground.
907. A uniform ladder of length 2L and weight W rests in a vertical plane
with one end against a rough vertical wall and the other end on a
rough horizontal surface, the angles of friction at each end being
1 1
tan 1   and tan 1   respectively.
 3 2

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a). Find  , the angle of inclination of the ladder, how far will he climb
before the ladder slips?
b). A man of weight 10W begins to ascend the ladder, how will he
climb before the ladder slips?
908. A non uniform ladder AB of length 6m and mass 10kg has its centre of
gravity at G, where AG = 4m. The ladder is inclined at 45o to the
horizontal with its end B resting against a rough vertical wall and end
A on a rough horizontal ground with which the coefficients of friction
at each point of contact is  . If a boy of mass 40kg can safely ascend
2m up this ladder before it slips, find the value of  .
909. A non-uniform ladder AB is in equilibrium with A in contact with a
horizontal floor and B in contact with a vertical wall. The ladder is in a
vertical plane perpendicular to the wall. The centre of gravity of the
2
ladder is at G where AG  AB . The coefficient of friction between
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the ladder and the wall is twice that between the ladder and the floor. If
the ladder makes an angle  with the wall and the angle of friction
between the ladder and the floor is  .
c) Prove that 4 tan   tan 2.
d) How far can a man of mass m ascend the ladder without the ladder
slipping given that tan   45o and the coefficient of friction between
1
the ladder and the floor is .
2
910. A uniform beam AB supported at an angle  to the horizontal by a
light string attached to end b, and with A resting on a rough horizontal
ground (angle of friction,  ). The beam and the string lie in the same
vertical plane and the beam rests in limiting equilibrium with the string
sin 2
at right angles to the beam. Prove that tan   .
3  cos 2
911. A uniform beam AB of length 4m and weight 50N is freely hinged at A
to a vertical and is held horizontally in equilibrium by a string which
has one end attached to B and the other end attached to a point C on
the wall, 4m above A. find the magnitude and the direction of the
reaction at A.
912. A rod AB of length 0.6m and mass 10kg is hinged at A. its centre of
mass is 0.5m from A. A light inextensible string inextensible string
attached at B passes over a smooth fixed pulley 0.8m above A and

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