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A force of 98 N is required to just start moving a body

of mass 100 kg over ice. The coefficient of static 6. A block A with mass 100 kg is resting on another block B of
friction is mass 200 kg. As shown in figure a horizontal rope tied to a
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.4 wall holds it. The coefficient of friction between A and B is
0.2 while coefficient of friction between B and the ground is
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.1
0.3. The minimum required force F to start moving B will be
F F 98 1
= = = = = 0.1 (a) 900 N
(d) R mg 100  9.8 10
(b) 100 N
2. Two masses A and B of 10 kg and 5 kg respectively are connected (c) 1100 N A
with a string passing over a frictionless pulley fixed at the corner of (d) 1200 N B F
a table as shown. The coefficient of static friction of A with table is
0.2. The minimum mass of C that may be placed on A to prevent it
6. (c)
from moving is
C
fAB A
A
fBG B F
Ground

B
F = f AB + f BG
=  AB m a g +  BG (m A + m B )g
(a) 15 kg (b) 10 kg
= 0.2  100  10
(c) 5 kg (d) 12 kg
+0 .3(300 )  10
mB 5 = 200 + 900 = 1100 N
= 0.2 =
m A + mC 10 + m C
2. (a) For limiting condition 
2 + 0 . 2m C = 5 m C = 15 kg
  7. A box is lying on an inclined plane what is the coefficient of
3. A block of 1 kg is stopped against a wall by applying a force static friction if the box starts sliding when an angle of
inclination is 60o
F perpendicular to the wall. If  = 0 . 2 then minimum value
(a) 1.173 (b) 1.732
of F will be
(c) 2.732 (d) 1.677
(a) 980 N (b) 49 N
(c) 98 N (d) 490 N 7. (b)  = tan (Angle of repose) = tan 60 = 1.732
W 1  9.8
F= = = 49 N
3. (b)  0.2
8. A block of mass 2 kg is kept on the floor. The coefficient of
static friction is 0.4. If a force F of 2.5 Newtons is applied on
4. A heavy uniform chain lies on a horizontal table-top. If the the block as shown in the figure, the frictional force between
coefficient of friction between the chain and table surface is the block and the floor will be
0.25, then the maximum fraction of length of the chain, that (a) 2.5 N
can hang over one edge of the table is (b) 5 N
F
(a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 7.84 N
(c) 35% (d) 15% (d) 10 N

    0 .25  l
l ' =   l =   l = = 20% = 2 .5 N
  + 1   0 . 25 + 1  5 8. (a) Applied force
4. (a) of l.
= mg = 0 .4  2  9 .8 = 7 .84 N
Limiting friction
5. A 20 kg block is initially at rest on a rough horizontal surface. For the given condition applied force is very smaller than limiting
A horizontal force of 75 N is required to set the block in friction.
motion. After it is in motion, a horizontal force of 60 N is  Static friction on a body = Applied force = 2.5 N
required to keep the block moving with constant speed. The W = (0 .2)  2  9 .8  2  5 joule
coefficient of static friction is
9. A horizontal force of 10 N is necessary to just hold a block
(a) 0.38 (b) 0.44
stationary against a wall. The coefficient of friction between
(c) 0.52 (d) 0.60 the block and the wall is 0.2. the weight of the block is
Fl 75 75
s = = =
5. (a) Coefficient of friction R mg 20  9.8 = 0.38

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= = = 0.06
(d) v = u − at  u − gt = 0  gt 10  10

(a) 2 N (b) 20 N 14. A car having a mass of 1000 kg is moving at a speed of 30

(c) 50 N (d) 100 N metres/sec. Brakes are applied to bring the car to rest. If the
frictional force between the tyres and the road surface is 5000
newtons, the car will come to rest in
W
F= (a) 5 seconds (b) 10 seconds
9. (a)   W = F = 0 .2  10 = 2 N
(c) 12 seconds (d) 6 seconds
u
v = u − at  t =
14. (d) a [As v = 0 ]
10. A body of mass 2 kg is being dragged with uniform velocity um 30  1000
of 2 m/s on a rough horizontal plane. The coefficient of t= = = 6 sec
F 5000
friction between the body and the surface is 0.20. The amount
of heat generated in 5 sec is 15. A body of mass 5kg rests on a rough horizontal surface of
coefficient of friction 0.2. The body is pulled through a
( J = 4 . 2 joule / cal and g = 9.8 m / s 2 )
distance of 10m by a horizontal force of 25 N. The kinetic
(a) 9.33 cal (b) 10.21 cal energy acquired by it is (g = 10 ms2)
(c) 12.67 cal (d) 13.34 cal (a) 330 J (b) 150 J
(c) 100 J (d) 50 J
=  mg  (v  t) 15. (b) Kinetic energy acquired by body
10. (a) Work done = Force × Displacement
= (Total work done on the body) – (work against friction)
= F  S − mgS = 25  10 − 0 .2  5  10  10
W 0 .2  2  9 .8  2  5
= = = 250 − 100 = 150 Joule
Heat generated Q J 4 .2 = 9.33 cal

11. A block of mass 50 kg can slide on a rough horizontal 16. A fireman of mass 60 kg slides down a pole. He is pressing
surface. The coefficient of friction between the block and the the pole with a force of 600 N. The coefficient of friction
surface is 0.6. The least force of pull acting at an angle of 30° between the hands and the pole is 0.5, with what acceleration
to the upward drawn vertical which causes the block to just will the fireman slide down (g = 10 m/s2)
slide is (a) 1 m/s2 (b) 2.5 m/s2
(a) 29.43 N (b) 219.6 N (c) 10 m/s 2
(d) 5 m/s2
(c) 21.96 N (d) 294.3 N Weight - Friction force
=
16. (d) Net downward acceleration Mass
11. (d) F cos 30°
(mg −  R )
R F =
 m F
F sin 30°
60  10 − 0 . 5  600
f =
60 600N
mg 300 R
= = 5 m / s2
60 W
For limiting condition f = R
F sin 30  = (mg − F cos 30 ) , By solving F = 294 . 3 N .

12. A block of mass 50 kg slides over a horizontal distance of 1

m. If the coefficient of friction between their surfaces is 0.2,
then work done against friction is
17. A cylinder of 10 kg is sliding in a plane with an initial
W = mgS = 0 .2  50  9 . 8  1 = 98 J velocity of 10 m/s. If the coefficient of friction between the
12. (a)
surface and cylinder is 0.5 then before stopping, it will cover.
(g = 10 m / s 2 )

13. A marble block of mass 2 kg lying on ice when given a (a) 2.5 m (b) 5 m
velocity of 6 m/s is stopped by friction in 10s. Then the (c) 7.5 m (d) 10 m
coefficient of friction is 17. (d) Kinetic energy of the cylinder will go against friction
(a) 0.01 (b) 0.02
(c) 0.03 (d) 0.06
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1
m v 2  m gs s= = = 10 m
 2 2  g 2  (0 .5)  10
= 

18. A block is lying on an inclined plane which makes 60° with

the horizontal. If coefficient of friction between block and
plane is 0.25 and g = 10 m / s 2 , then acceleration of the block
when it moves along the plane will be
(a) 2.50 m / s 2 (b) 5.00 m / s 2
(c) 7.4 m / s 2 (d) 8.66 m / s 2

18. (c) a = g(sin  −  cos  ) = 10 (sin 60  − 0 .25 cos 60 )

a = 7. 4 m / s 2

19. A body of mass 100 g is sliding from an inclined plane of

inclination 30°. What is the frictional force experienced if
 = 1 .7
1 1
(a) 1 .7  2  N (b) 1 .7  3  N
3 2
1
(c) 1.7  3 N (d) 1 .7  2  N
3
Fk =  k R =  k mg cos 
19. (b)
3
Fk = 1 . 7  0 . 1  10  cos 30  = 1.7  2 N

20. A block of mass 1 kg slides down on a rough inclined plane

of inclination 60o starting from its top. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction is 0.5 and length of the plane is 1 m, then work
done against friction is (Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 9.82 J (b) 4.94 J
(c) 2.45J (d) 1.96 J
1
W = mg cos  S = 0 . 5  1  9 . 8   1 = 2 . 45 J
20. (c) 2

21. A 2 kg mass starts from rest on an inclined smooth surface

with inclination 30o and length 2 m. How much will it travel
before coming to rest on a frictional surface with frictional
coefficient of 0.25
(a) 4 m (b) 6 m
(c) 8 m (d) 2 m
21. (a)

v 2 = u 2 + 2as = 0 + 2  g sin 30 2  v = 20
Let it travel distance ‘S’ before coming to rest
v2 20
S = = = 4m
2 g 2  0 . 25  10

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