Formulae Assignment-1 For Consolidated test-2(Dt 19-10-24) for LT NEET Batches

SUBJECT: PHYSICS CHAPTETR : FRICTION

1. If a body is at rest and no pulling force is acting
on it,then force of friction on it is zero. Note : μ S > μ K > μ R
3. Net contact force & Angle of Friction:

R N

f mg

R f 2  N2
f
When the block is static tan   ;   s
N
s N
tan s   s
N
2. Laws of Static Friction: 4. Block on a rough fixed horizontal surface
a) If applied force F = 0, the force of friction is zero.
F (Applied
force
m
f

b)If applied force F < fs, the block does not move
and the force of friction is f  F
c) If applied force F = fs block just slides and
frictional force fs   s N
d) If we continue to apply a force F = fs, the block
 Friction is directly proportional to the normal slides with an acceleration given by
reaction acting on the body.
 The law of static friction may thus be written as
f s   s N . Where the dimensionless constant  s a   s  k  g
is called the coefficient of static friction and N is e) Once the block slides, force of friction on the
the magnitude of the normal force.
block is kinetic frictional force (fk) = k mg
 fs max  fl  sN ; f l  Limiting friction
f) If the block slides with an acceleration under
f the influence of an external force F, the acceleration
 Coefficient of kinetic friction ( μ k) = k .
N
F  fk
fR of the block is a
 Coefficient of rolling friction   R   m
N
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 g)If the block slides with uniform velocity, the
the block and the surface is f  F cos 
applied force is F  fk N

5. Sliding block on a horizontal surface comming

f Fcos 
to rest : 

s mg
v=0 F(pushing force)
Fsin 
u
fk m
b) The normal force is N  mg  F sin 
a) The acceleration of the block is a    k g c) Force needed to just slide the body is
 sm g m g sin 
b) Distance travelled by the block before F 
co s    s sin 

c o s(    )

u2 8. When a man is walking the direction of frictional

comming to rest is S  2 g
k force is in the same direction of motion
c) time taken by the block to come to rest 9. Chain problem
u A chain of uniform length ‘L’ is placed on a rough
is t  horizontal table. The coefficient of friction between
k g
the chain and table is  then the maximum fractional
6. Pulling a block or roller length of chain that can be hung freely from the edge
N
F sin F x 
of the table is=
 L 1 
F cos 
f Minimum fractional length of chain that can be on
mg 1
the table is 1
a) If the pulling force is such that F cos  < fs, the
10. Block pressed against a vertical wall :
block will be at rest and the force of friction
a) A body of mass ‘m’ is pressed against a vertical
between block and the surface is f  F cos  wall with a horizontal force ‘F’. If the coefficient
of static friction is  s, then block will be about to
b) The normal force is N  mg  F sin 
slide down if  s F  mg
c) Force needed to just slide the body is
b) If  s F >mg, friction developed is mg only..
 s mg mg sin 
F  c) If a book is pressed between two hands, each
cos    s sin  cos(   )
hand with a force F, then the book will be ready
where  is the angle of friction between the to slide if 2F  mg
two surfaces. fs
d) The minimum possible force among all directions a

required to just move the body is ma N

11. Block infront of lorry

mg s mg
Fmin 
Fmin  mg sin  or 1  s
2
The minimum acceleration with which the truck
should travel, so that the body may not slide down
7. Pushing a block or Roller :
is
a) If the pushing force is such that F cos < fs, the g
a 
block will be rest and the force of friction between 
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12. Block in a lorry : T  f k  m1a  T  k N  m1a —— (ii)
psedo ma observer a Solving Eqs (i) and (ii), we get
force m f
 m  k m1  m1m2 g
a 2 g; T  (1   )
 m1  m2  m1  m2
14. Block on Block :
Case I : (lower block pulled and there is no friction
a) The maximum acceleration of the lorry for which between lower block and the horizontal surface)
block begins to slide on the floor of the lorry is
mu f
a  s g f
mB
F
b) If a < s g block does not slide and friction
force on the block is f = ma
a) When the lower block is pulled upper block is
c) If a  s g block slips or slides on the floor.. accelerated by the force of friction acting upon it.
The acceleration (a) of the block relative to b) The maximum acceleration of the system of two
lorry is a1  a  k g blocks for them to move together without slipping
is a =  sg , where  s is the coefficient of static
d) In the above case, acceleration of the block
relative to earth is  kg (or) (a –a| ) friction between the two blocks.
e) If  is the distance of the block from rear side c) If a < s g blocks move together and applied
of the truck, time taken by the block to cover a force is F = (mB+mu) a
2 d) If a <  s g frictional force between the two
distance  . t=
a - μ kg blocks f = mua
e) The maximum applied force for which both
13. Connected Bodies :
A block of mass m1 placed on a rough horizontal blocks move together is Fmax= sg (mu+mB)
surface, is connected to block of mass m2 by a f) If F>Fmax block slip relative to each other and have
string which passes over a smooth pulley.The different accelerations.The acceleration of the upper
coefficient of frictionbetween m1 and the table is block is au = kg and lower block is
.
a F  kmug
aL 
N mB
T
Case – II : (Upper block pulled and there is no fric-
tion between lower block and the horizontal sur-
m1g T a face)
mu F
f f
mB
m2g
For body of mass m2 a) When the upper block is pulled, lower block is
m2 g  T  m2 a ————— (i) accelerated by the force of friction acting upon it
b) The maximum acceleration of the system of
For body of mass m1 two blocks for them to move together without slip-

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 velocity u, the acceleration of the block is
mu
ping is amax =  s g (  s =coefficient of a   g sin 
mB
static friction between the two blocks) g) Distance travelled up the plane before its velocity
c) If a<amax frictional force between the two blocks
u2
is f = mBa becomes zero is S 
d) If a < amax, then applied force on the upper 2 g sin 
block is F = (mB+mu) a
e) The maximum force for which both blocks u
h) time of ascent is t  g sin 
move together is
mu i) The time taken by a body to slide down on a
Fmax =  s g  mu  mB  rough inclined plane is ‘n’ times the time taken by
mB
it to slide down on a smooth inclined plane of same
f) If F> Fmax blocks slide relative to each other inclination and length then coefficient of friction
and here have different accelerations. The
 1
mu is...  k  Tan 1 
 n 2 
acceleration of the lower block is aL  k m g
B 16. A block of mass m begins to slide down on an
and the acceleration of the upper block is inclined plane of inclination  . The force of

au 
F  kmug friction will be mg sin 
mu 17. Block on a rough inclined plane
15. Block on a smooth inclined plane
N
N f
mg mg
sin

s in

a) N  mg cos  
 
mg cos mg 

b) acceleration of sliding block(a = g sin q) mg cos mg

c) I f l is the length of the inclined plane andh is
the height. The time taken to slide down starting
a) If  is the angle of repose then  s  tan 
2l 1 2h
from rest from the top is t  g sin   sin  b) If    the block is at rest. The force of
g
friction f < fs and is equal to
d) Sliding block takes more time to reach the bottom
f = mg sin ; [mg sin < fs]
than to fall freely from the top of the incline.
e) Velocity of the block at the bottom of the inclined c) If    then the block is in limiting equilibrium.
plane is The force of friction is

V  2 gl sin   2 gh f = fs = s mg cos  ; [mg sin = fL ]

d) If the inclination is maintained at    the block
same as the speed attained if block falls freely from
will eventually slide down with an acceleration
the top of the inclined plane.
f) If a block is projected up the plane with a

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 without falling, by applying minimum horizontal
ag
 s  k 
force F.
equal to 1   s2
fs
e) If the block slides down the inclined plane with

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uniform velocity  k  tan 
f) If    , the block slides down with an
acceleration given by a = g [sin  -  k cos  ]; N F
g) Velocity at the bottom of the plane is

V  2gl  sin    k cos   2gh 1   k cot  

18. Body projected up a rough inclined plane: mg

If a body is projected with an initial velocity ‘u’to As the body is in vertical equilibrium
slide up the plane, the kinetic frictional force acts f s  mg ;  s N  mg
down the plane and the body suffers retardation
due to a resultant force mg
 s F  mg  N  F  F 
FR =(mg sin  +fk ) s
 acceleration a = - g(sin θ + μ k cos θ )  A block is pressed between two hands without
 Time taken to stop after travelling a distance l along falling, by applying minimum horizontal force
2l ‘F’ by each hand.
the plane, t = g (sin    k cos  ) fs fs
19. If the coefficient of friction between A and B
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is  , the maximum acceleration of the
wedge A for which B will remain at rest
 1   F F
with respect to the wedge is g  
 1  

B mg

A mg
W=2 fs, ; mg  2 s F  F  2
s
a
450 Note : Here in the above two cases, by applying
any amount of horizontal force ‘F’, the frictional
20. A smooth inclined plane of length L , having an
inclination with horizontal is inside a lift which is force f s can never be greater than ' mg '
moving down with retardation a . The time 22. INCLINED FORCE ON A BLOCK
taken by a block to slide down the inclined
AGAINEST A VERTICAL WALL
2L a) A block of mass m kg is pushed up against a
plane from rest will be
 g  a  sin  wall by a force P that makes an angle ‘  ’ with
21. BODIES IN CONTACT WITH VERTICAL SURFACES: the horizontal as shown in figure. The
A block of mass m is pressed against a wall
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 coeefficient of static friction between the block 25. Car moving on an unbanked circular road :
and the wall is  . The minimum value of P that a) Maximum speed with which curve can be
negotiated without skidding is
allows the block to remain stationary is
P sin  Vmax  s rg
P
f b) The maximum angular velocity is
  sg
N  P cos   max 
r

Mg 26. An insect is crawling in a hemispherical bowl of

23. If the block has tendensy to move up. radius ‘r’. Maximum height upto which it can
crawl is
fs=s N
O

N
r r sin 
P
h 
mg cos 
mg sin 
mg
P sin   mg  f ; f   N   P cos   1 
P sin   mg  P cos  h = r 1- cos    r  1  
  2
 1 
 s 
mg Maximum angular displacement upto which it
Pmax 
sin    cos  can crawl is ‘ θ ’. Then  s  tan 
27. Sand is piled up on a horizontal ground in the form
24. If the block slides upwards with acceleration of a regular cone of a fixed base of radius R. The
coefficient of static friction between sand layers is
 . The maximum volume of sand that can be piled
up, without the sand slipping on the surface is
 R3
a 3

FR  P sin    mg  f K 

 f K   K P cos  
maR  P sin    K P cos   mg
P  sin    K cos  
aR  g
m

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