CHAPTER

10
NEWTON'S LAWS
OF MOTION

LEVEL O1\Starter Level

1.7 Normal Force
For Q. No. 1 to 4 Make free body diagram of each block and Earth. Also find normal forces at
all contacts.

30N 30N 1kg

2kg
' 3 4kg
5kg 5kg 3kg 5kg

For Q. No. 5 to 11 The following systems are in equilibrium. Find normal forces at all
contacts.
50 N

4ON
53 60N 50 N 7 100 N 1Okg 20kg
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50 kg sphere
100 kg sphere
B

8
60
37
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sphere
10 7kg
11 3kg
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37
77777NT
For Q. No. 12 to 19 Find acceleration and normal forces.
30 N 70N2 N 40 N
40 N
60N
45 53
12
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53 14
5 kg 13 ******

6 kg
18 kg 44 kaKg
120 N

20 N

30
N10kg

15 30N 10kg 7 kg
16 Fixed
3 kg 60N 37
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60 N

100 N 4kg

5 kg kg
6
Fixed
17 Fixed 18 138
N
5 3 0

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kg
8
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10
Fixed
19
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1.2 Tension Force

For Q. No. 1 to 7 The following systems are in equilibrium. Strings are masslesS unless mentioned. Fid
tension in all the strings.

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Uniform
rope of
5 kg 4 kg mass m
1 2 3 4 and length
8 kg Uniform rope L, Find
of mass 2kg tension at
7 kg
6kg 7 kg a distancee
x from the
30 N ceiling.

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6 37
5 kg 4 kg
5kg

For. Q. No. 8 to 10 All the strings are massless. Find acceleration of blocks and tension in all the
strings.
10N 120N
30N
K37°
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9 16N 7kgkg8K
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8 2 kg 4 ko 3 6 N

N
10 J150

kg
7 kg 3kg
3

30 N 37
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1.3 Fixed Pulleys

For Q.No. 1 to 10 All strings are massless and pulleys are fixed and smooth. Find acceleration of
blocks.

4ka
2 3
5 kg
3 kg
10 kg
5 kg
1 kg

6kg 4 kg1 k
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4 5 Fixed B
37 1 0kg
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1kg 3kg 15 kg

1 0k0g

Fixed Fixed
30°
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kg
m2
6 k
30 Fixed mi
9 10

2ka
1.4 String Constraint
string constraints. All.
In the following questions, find unknown velocity and acceleration using strings
are inextensible.
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10 m/s 10 m/s
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5
3 4

B VA=?
5m/s A emvs
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7m/s

6 1m/sA 7 8

m1vo-?
4m/s2B 2m/s[A B Dvo=?
10 m/s
C
300mm/s
2m/s =?
B
2m 3m 10
9 7777777N7NNmZ

VA?

M m/s

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11 A Om 12
10m/s A P B
Em/s

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2m/sB A 2m/s

13 14 Fixed Fixed

4m/sA Cam's
v=?

VA=8 m/sS
A
15 16
10 m/s53 37.
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A
18 If the string is inextensible, determine the velocity u of each block in terms of v and .

(a) Fig. (A) u . . . (b) Fig. (B) u=..

19 Slider block A moves to the left with a constant velocity of 6 m/s. Determine

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D

(a) the velocity of blockB

(b) the velocity of portion D of the cable
(c) the relative velocity of portion C of the cable with respect to portion D

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shown in figure is in equilibrium and at rest. The spring and string are massless. NoW,
35tring
thes
is cut. The acceleration of mass 2m and mjust after the string is cut will be
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2m
m
(a)upwards, g downwards
(b)g upwards,downwards
2
(c)g upwards, 2g downwards (d) 2g upwards, g downwards

Answer Key
Level 1
1 Normal Force

Normal force 80 N
1.
Normal force 20 N
2.
Normal force between (3 kg and ground) = 50 N and between (3 kg and 2 kg) = 20 NN
Normal force (4 kg and 1 kg = 10 N) (4 kg and 5 kg = 50 N) (5kg and ground) 100 N
4.
Normal force between (block and ground =212 N) (block and wall = 24 N)
Normal force (7 kg and ground = 160 N) (8 kg and ground 80 N) (8 kg and wall = 40 N)
(7 kg and 8 kg = 40 N)

7. Normal force (10 kg and ground 100 N) (20 kg and ground = 240 N)
(20kg and vwall= 70 N) (10 kg and 20 kg 100 N)
8. Normal force between (sphere and wedge A = 1250 N) (sphere and wedgeB=750 N)
9. Normal force between sphere and either wedge = 1000 N
10. 200 N and 150 N
11. Normal force ( kg and ground - 70 N) (3 kg and ground = 30 N) (7 kg and wall = O N) (7 kg and 3 kg =0N)
12. a 14 m/s* and normal force 10 N
13. Acceleration = 4 m/s', Normal force 176 N
14. a=3 m/s, Normal force (6 kg and ground 132 N) (4 kg and ground 58 N) (6 kg and 4 kg = 36 N)
15. a=-1.5 m/s, left Normal force (10 kg and ground = 100 N) (7 kg and ground - 70 N)
(3 kg and ground 1 0 N) (10 kg and 7 kg = 45 N) (7 kg and 3 kg = 55.5 N)

16. a =6.6 m/s* up, Normal force =8N

17. a=4 m/s* up, Normal force 110 N
18. a=1 m/s up, Normal force (6 kg and wedge 36 N) (4 kg and wedge = 60 N) (6 kg and 4 kg= 84 N)
19. a=4 m/s down, Normal force (10 kg and wedge =80 N) (8 kg and wedge = 64 N)
(7 kg and wedge 56 N) (10 kg and 8 kg = 80 N) (8 kg and 7 kg = 64 N)

12 Tension Force
1. Tension in lower string = 100 N and Tension in upper string = 150 N
2. Tension in lower string = 60 N, Tension in middle string 140 N, Tension in upper string = 180 N
. Tension in lower string will vary between 70 N and 90 N, Tension in upper string = 140 N
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S. Tension in left string = 30 N, Tension in the right string -40N
. Tension in left string = 62.5 N, Tension in the right string = 3 / . 3 N

7. T 20NT=60N 8. a 9m/s,T=24 N N
9.a=4 m/s,T =44 N and T,= 64 N 10.a=6 m/s

1.3 Fixed Pulleys

5.
4.

sin B))s
. 10.m Sind +m
m+m2

1.4 String Constraint

1. 8 m/s 3. 14 m/s up 4.20 m/s up
2. 2 m/s
5. 25 m/s up 6.6 m/s'up 7.23 m/s up 8.70 m/s up
9. 14 m/s 10. 200 mm/s
11. 18 m/s 12.26 m/sright
15. 10 m/s 16.7.5 m/s
13. 18 m/s
14.1.5m/s
19.(a) 2 m/s up (b) 2m/s down, (c) 8 m/s up
1.5 Moveable Pulleys
1. acceleration of 4 kg= 2.5 m/s2 down, acceleration of 1 kg 5 m/s* up

2. acceleration of 2M down, acceleration of 3 the plane

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3. acceleration of 2M= down, acceleration of M=up

3
4. acceleration of 4 kg = down, acceleration of 5 kg =up

5. acceleration of 3 kg = 20 m/s and acceleration of 5 kg = 10 m/s*

6. acceleration of A= acceleration of B=
34m 17m
g
7. acceleration of 3m and m are andrespectively.
13 13

8. acceleration of 1 kg and 2kgareand. respectively.

9. acceleration of B=1 m/s* and acceleration of A=3 m/s2
10. acceleration of A=2 m/s and acceleration of B =8 m/s?

11. acceleration of m, 2m and 3m are andrespectively

12. acceleration of8 kg, 4 kg and 2 kg are 2m/s up, 2m/s down, 6 m/s* up, respectively
13. acceleration of 1kg, 2 kg and 3 kg are 2 m/s down, 2m/s up and 6 m/s* up, respectively.
1.6 Spring Force
1. 4 ms2 2.(a) 10 N (b) 16 N (c) Each will read 10 kg.

3. 0.2 m 4.upwards, g downwards

5. 2g downwards, 0 6. 20 m/s 20 m/s,0 m/s* and T 10N

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