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Q.1 A ladder 5m long rests on a horizontal ground and
leans against a smooth vertical wall at an angle 70° with
the horizontal. The weight of the ladder is 900N and acts
at its middle. The ladder is at the point of sliding, when a
man weighing 750N stands 1.5m from the bottom of the
ladder. Calculate coefficient of friction between the
ladder and the floor.
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A ladder 5m long rests on a
horizontal ground and leans
against a smooth vertical wall at
an angle 70° with the horizontal.
The weight of the ladder is 900N
and acts at its middle. The ladder
is at the point of sliding, when a
man weighing 750N stands 1.5m
from the bottom of the ladder.
Calculate coefficient of friction
between the ladder and the floor.
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Resolving all the forces
vertically,
R – 900 – 750 = 0
R = 1650N
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Q2. A uniform ladder of length 13m and weighing 250N is
placed against a smooth vertical wall with its lower end 5m
from the wall. The coefficient of friction between the
ladder and floor that the ladder will remain in equilibrium
in this position. What is the frictional force acting on the
ladder at the point of contact between the ladder and the
floor?
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A uniform ladder of length 13m
and weighing 250N is placed
against a smooth vertical wall
with its lower end 5m from the
wall. The coefficient of friction
between the ladder and floor is
0.3 that the ladder will remain in
equilibrium in this position. What
is the frictional force acting on
the ladder at the point of contact
between the ladder and the
floor?
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Resolve all the forces horizontally and
vertically.
∑H = 0, ∑V = 0,
Fr – R2 = 0 R1 = 250
Taking moment about point B,
R1 × 5 – Fr × 12 – 250 × 2.5 = 0
Fr =52N
Maximum force of friction available at the
point of contact between the ladder and
the floor is µR1 = 0.3 × 250 = 75N
Thus we see that the amount of the force of friction available at the point of
contact (75N) is more than force of friction required for equilibrium (52N).
Therefore, the ladder will remain in equilibrium in horizontally and vertically.
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Q3. A uniform ladder of 7m rests against a vertical wall with which it makes
an angle of 45º, the Coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall is
0.4 and that between ladder and the floor is 0.5. If a man, whose weight is
one half of that of the ladder, ascends it, how high will he be when ladder
slips?
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R1 is resultant of F1 & N1.
Similarly R2 is resultant of F2&N2
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