Q. 1. Figure shows two blocks in contact placed on an Q.4.

A uniform rope ABCDE has mass M and it is

incline of angle q = 30°. The coefficient of friction laid along two incline surfaces (AB and CD) and
between the block of mass 4 kg and the incline is two horizontal surfaces (BC and DE) as shown
m1, and that between 2 kg block and incline is m2. in figure. The four parts of the rope AB, BC, CD
Find the acceleration of the blocks and the contact and DE are of equal lengths. The coefficient of
force between them if – friction (m) is uniform along the entire surface
(a) m1 = 0.5, m2 = 0.8 and is just good enough to prevent the rope from
(b) m1 = 0.8, m2 = 0.5 sliding.
(c) m1 = 0.6, m2 = 0.1 [Take g = 10 m/s2]

g
g 2k D E
4k
B C 30°

= 30° A Vertically down

60°

(a) Find m
Q. 2. In the system show in figure, mass of the (b) x is distance measured along the length of the
block placed on horizontal surface is M = rope starting from point A. Plot the variation
4 kg. A constant horizontal force of F = 40 N of tension in the rope (T) with distance x.
is applied on it as shown. The coefficient of
friction between the blocks and surfaces is (c) Find the maximum tension in the rope.
m = 0.5. Calculate the values of mass m of the Q. 5. (i) Four small blocks are interconnected with
block on the incline for which the system does not light strings and placed over a fixed sphere as
È 3 ˘ shown. Blocks A, B and C are identical each
move. Ísin 37∞ = ; g = 10m / s2 ˙ having mass m = 1 kg. Block D has a mass of m´
Î 5 ˚
= 2 kg. The coefficient of friction between the
M blocks and the sphere is m = 0.5. The system is
F
released from the position shown in figure.
m A
D B

q = 37°
37° 37°
Q.3. In order to lift a heavy block A, an engineer has 53°
C
designed a wedge system as shown. Wedge C is
fixed. A horizontal force F is applied to B to lift
block A. Wedge B itself has negligible mass and
mass of A is M. The coefficient of friction at all

surfaces is m. Find the value of applied force F at (a) Find the tension in each string. Which string
which the block A just begins to rise. has largest tension?
(b) Find the friction force acting on each block.

q
B

q C (fixed)
 Q. 6. An experimenter is inside a uniformly accelerated Q. 7. A block is projected up along a rough incline with
train. Train is moving horizontally with constant a velocity of u = 10 m/s. After 4 s the block was
acceleration a0. He places a wooden plank AB in at point B at a distance of 5 m from the starting
horizontal position with end A pointing towards point A and was travelling down at a velocity of
the engine of the train. A block is released at end v = 4 m/s.
A of the plank and it reaches end B in time t1. The /s
4m
same plank is placed at an inclination of 45° to the v=
horizontal. When the block is released at A it now /s
t2 1 0m B
u=
5
climbs to B in time t2. It was found that =2 4.
t1
What is the coefficient of friction between the
block and the plank? A 5m

Direction of acceleration of the train q

B (a) Find time after projection at which the block

came to rest.
(b) Find the coefficient of friction between the
B A
45 block and the incline.
A
Take g = 10 m/s2
Q. 8. Two hemispheres of radii R and r (< R) are fixed on
a horizontal table touching each other (see figure).
A uniform rod rests on two spheres as shown. The
coefficient of friction between the rod and two
spheres is µ. Find the minimum value of the ratio
ANSWERS r
for which the rod will not slide.
R

1. (a) contact force = 0, acceleration of 4 kg block is

R r
0.7 m/s2 and that of other block is zero
(b) contact force = 1.4 N, acceleration of both = 0
(c ) Contact force = 5.74 N, acceleration of both =
1.27 m/s2

2. 2 kg m 30 kg

Mg È m cos q + sin q ˘
3. F=
1 - m2
Í m + cos q - m sin q ˙
Î ˚

Ê 3a – 4 g ˆ
3 +1 6. m=Á 0
Ë 4 a0 + 3g ˜¯
4 (a) m = = 0.4
3+5
(b) T
13
7 (a) s
0.17 Mg 7
0.1 Mg (b) 0.18

0.07 Mg

Êrˆ 1 + m2 - m
8
X
A B C D E ÁË R ˜¯ =
min 1 + m2 + m
(c) Tmax = 0.17 Mg
5 (i) (a) TBC = 10 N; TAB = 12 N; TAD = 7 N
(b) C = 0; B = 4N; A = 5N; D = 5N