E-CAPS-28_CoE(XI) Physics

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E-CAPS-28_(CoE-XI) : Physics
(Engineering-Classroom Assessment Practice Sheet)

Topics Covered :
Physics : Problems involving Movable Wedge

1. A block of mass m is placed over smooth wedge of mass M and a force F is applied on wedge as shown in
figure. Find minimum possible value of force F so that resultant force on block m becomes mg.

(1) Mg tan
(2) Mg
Mg
(3)
tan 

(4) mg tan
2. Block of mass m placed on wedge is free to slide over wedge and all surface are smooth. Find value of F so
that wedge does not move

mg sin 2
(1) (2) mg
2
(3) mgcos (4) mgsin

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3. A mass m is held at rest with respect to the accelerated wedge by help of a spring of stiffness constant k. What
is the extension in spring in doing so?

mg sin   mA cos  mg sin   mA cos 

(1) (2)
k k
mg cos   mA sin  mg cos   mA sin 
(3) (4)
k k
4. In the figure shown A block of mass 2m is sliding down on a smooth wedge. The spring balance reads
mg
sin2 of force. What is value of k?
k

5. A block of mass m is kept on an inclined wedge of mass M. The angle of inclination of the wedge is . All the
surfaces are frictionless. A horizontal force of magnitude F is applied horizontally on the small block as shown
in the figure. Force required to keep the block in equilibrium with respect to the wedge is

M 2g
(1) tan 
m

Mm
(2) g tan 
M m

M m  M 
(3) g tan 
m
m m  M 
(4) g tan 
M
6. All the surfaces shown in the figure are smooth. The acceleration of block of mass 3m down the fixed incline
2
 x
is given as 2   g . What is value of x + y? (x and y are single digit integers)
 y

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7. A block of mass 3 kg is placed over a wedge of mass 7 kg and released from rest. All surfaces are smooth.
The acceleration of the block w.r.t. the wedge is (g = 10 m/s2)

(1) 5.25 m/s2 (2) 5.45 m/s2

(3) 6.45 m/s2 (4) 4.75 m/s2
8. In the arrangement shown, the block A of mass 2 kg does not slide over the wedge of mass 4 kg. Friction is
absent everywhere. Then (g = 10 m/s2)

(1) Mass of block C is 18 kg (2) Normal force on block A is 40 N

(3) Tension in string is 45 N (4) Net force on the wedge is 30 N

9. Find the acceleration of plank of mass M shown in figure. Pulleys are light and frictionless and strings are light
and inextensible (M < m)

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 5m – M   5m – M 
(1) g upwards (2) g downwards
 25m  M   25m  M 
 5m – M   5m – M 
(3) 5g upwards (4) 5g downwards
 25m  M   25m  M 
10. A system of block and wedge each of same mass m = 4 kg are arranged as shown in figure and released. All

surfaces are frictionless. Match the entries of two columns. (g = 10 m/s2)

Column-I Column-II
(A) Acceleration of block A (in m/s2) (P) 4
(B) Acceleration of wedge B (in m/s2) (Q) 8

(C) Acceleration of wedge C (in m/s2) (R) 4 5

(D) Normal force on block A (in N) (S) In vertical direction

(T) In horizontal direction
(1) (A)  (Q, S); (B)  (R); (C)  (P, T); (D)  (Q, S)
(2) (A)  (P, Q); (B)  (S); (C)  (R); (D)  (T)
(3) (A)  (R, S); (B)  (R, T); (C)  (P, R); (D)  (Q)
(4) (A)  (R); (B)  (R, S); (C)  (P, Q); (D)  (S, T)

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E-CAPS-28_(CoE-XI) : Physics
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Answers
1. (3)

2. (1)

3. (1)

4. (01)

5. (4)

6. (07)

7. (3)

8. (1, 3, 4)

9. (1)

10. (1)

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