NLM Subjective Problems-SP-NPJC 1-June 13
NLM Subjective Problems-SP-NPJC 1-June 13
NLM Subjective Problems-SP-NPJC 1-June 13
SECTION B
1. An almirah bureau with a mass of 45 kg, including drawers and clothing, rest on the floor.
(a) If the coefficient of static friction between the almirah and the floor is 0.45, what is the
magnitude of the minimum horizontal force that a person must apply to start the almirah
moving ? (b) If the drawers and clothing, with 17 kg mass, are removed before the almirah
is pushed, what is the new minimum magnitude? (Take
) s m 8 . 9 g
2
=
2. A baseball player with mass m = 79 kg, sliding into second base, is retarded by a frictional
force of magnitude 470 N. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction
k
between the player
and the ground?
3. A person pushed a crate of mass 55kg horizontally with a force of 220N to move it across a
level floor. The coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.35. (a) What is the magnitude of the
frictional force? (b) What is the magnitude of the crates acceleration? (Take
) s m 8 . 9 g
2
=
4. A 110 g hockey puck sent sliding over ice is stopped in 15 m by the frictional force on it
from the ice. (a) If its initial speed is 6.0 m/s, what is the magnitude of the frictional force
? (b) What is the coefficient of friction between the puck and the ice?
5. A 12 N horizontal force F
r
pushes a block weighing 5.0 N against a vertical wall (Fig.). The
coefficient of static friction between the wall and the block is 0.60, and the coefficient of
kinetic friction is 0.40. Assume that the block is not moving initially.
(a) Will the block move? (b) In unit-vector notation, what is the force on the block from the
wall.
6. A 2.5 kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal surface. A 6.0 N horizontal force and a
vertical force
P
r
are applied to the block as shown in Fig. The coefficients of friction for the
block and surface are 40 . 0
s
= and 25 . 0
k
= . Determine the magnitude and direction of
the frictional force acting on the block if the magnitude of P
r
is (a) 8.0 N, (b) 10 N and (c) 12
N.(Take
) s m 10 g
2
=
7. A 68 kg crate is dragged across a floor by pulling on a rope attached to the crate and inclined
15 above the horizontal. (a) If the coefficient of static friction is 0.50, what minimum
force magnitude is required from the rope to start the crate moving? (b) If 35 . 0
k
= , what
is the magnitude of the initial acceleration of the crate ? (Take
) s m 8 . 9 g
2
=
8. In Fig. blocks A and B have weights of 44 N and 22 N, respectively. (a) Determine the
minimum weight of block C to keep A from sliding if
s
between A and the table is 0.20.
(b) Block C suddenly is lifted off A. What is the acceleration of block A if
k
between A
and the table is 0.15?
9. Block B in Fig. weighs 711 N. The coefficient of static friction between block and table is
0.25; assume that the cord between B and the knot is horizontal. Find the maximum
weight of block A for which the system will be stationary.
10. Consider the situation shown in figure. Calculate (a) the acceleration of the 1.0kg blocks,
(b) the tension in the string connecting the 1.0kg blocks and (c) the tension in the string
attached to 0.50kg.
11. If the tension in the string in figure is 16N and the acceleration of each block is 0.5
2
s m ,
find the friction coefficients at the two contacts with the blocks.
12. The friction coefficient between the table and the block shown in figure is 0.2. Find the
tensions in the two strings.
13. The friction coefficient between the board and the floor shown in figure is . Find the
maximum force that the man can exert on the rope so that the board does not slip on the
floor.
14. The friction coefficient between the two blocks shown in figure is but the floor is smooth.
(a) What maximum horizontal force F can be applied without disturbing the equilibrium of
the system ? (b) Suppose the horizontal force applied is double of that found in part (a),
find the accelerations of the two masses.
15. Body A in Fig. weighs 102 N, and body B weighs 32N. The coefficients of friction between
A and the incline are 56 . 0
s
= and 25 . 0
k
= . Angle
with the
horizontal. Another method is to pull up on the box at an angle
= 30 degrees , calculate the maximum acceleration a which the carriage may be given up
the incline so that the cylinder does not lose contact at B.
A
B
3. At the moment t = 0 the force F = at is applied to a small body of mass m resting on a smooth
horizontal plane (a is a constant ) . The permanent direction of this force forms an angle
with the horizontal (figure). Find :
(a) the velocity of the body at the moment of its breaking off the plane;
(b) the distance traversed by the body up to this moment.
F
4. Two balls are placed as shown in figure on a weightless support formed by two smooth
inclined planes each of which forms an angle with the horizontal. The support can slide
without friction along a horizontal plane. The upper ball of mass m
1
is released. Determine
the condition under which the lower ball of mass m
2
starts climbing up the support.
2
m
1
m
5. A 20 kg block is originally at rest on a horizontal surface for which the coefficient of friction
is 0.6. A horizontal force F is applied such that it varies with time as shown in the figure
11(a) &11(b). Determine the speed of the block in 10 s. (Take g =
2
s / m 10 )
200
) (N F
0
5 10
) (s t
F
Fig. 11(a) Fig. 11(b)
6. A flexible rope
l
= 10m long, weighing 0.5 kg per meter, passes over a small frictionless
pulley. It is released from rest with 4 m of the rope hanging from one side and 6 m from the
other side of the pulley. Calculate the acceleration of rope when the smaller end of two
length x metres is hanging on one side. What is the velocity of the rope when the smaller
end of the rope reaches the pulley.
7. The figure shows one end of a string being pulled down by a constant velocity v. Assume
that the pulleys are massless and smooth, find the tension in the string AB. x is the
instantaneous position of m as shown.
8. A trolley A has a simple pendulum suspended from a stand fixed to its deck. A block B is in contact
with its vertical wall. The trolley is accelerated to the right such that the block just does not fall
down. Calculate the inclination of the pendulum thread to the vertical. The coefficient of friction
between the block and trolley is = 0.5.
9. Show that the tension on two sides of the string wrapped over a rough pulley are related as
T Te T T
2 1 2 1
= >
( )
where is the coefficient of friction and is the angle subtended by the string as shown in
figure.
10. A fixed pulley carries a weightless thread with masses m
1
and m
2
at its ends. There is friction
between the thread and the pulley. It is such that the thread starts slipping when the ratio
m
m
1
2
2 = .
Find
(a) the friction coefficient
(b) the acceleration of the masses when
m
m
1
2
3 =
11. A block of mass m is projected on a larger block of mass 10 m with a velocity v as shown.
The larger block is initially at rest and has a length l. The coefficient of friction between the
two blocks is
2
while that between the lower block and the ground is
1
. Given that
2
>
11
1
,
(a) Find the minimum value of v such that the mass m falls off the block of mass 10 m.
(b) If v has this minimum value, find the time taken by block m to do so.
12. A chain of mass M and length 2l hangs in equilibrium over a smooth pulley, as shown in the
figure. An insect of mass m sits at one end of it and begins to crawl up with uniform velocity
u
rel
with respect to the chain. Find the velocity with which the chain leaves the pulley.
13. A uniform flexible chain of length 1.50 m rests on a fixed smooth sphere of radius m R / 2 =
such that one end A of chain is at top of the sphere while the other end B is hanging freely.
Chain is held stationary by a horizontal thread PA as shown in fig.
Calculate acceleration of chain when the thread is burnt.
P
A
R
B
14. In the arrangement shown in fig., pulleys D and E are small and frictionless, their masses
being 4kg and 11.25kg respectively while masses of blocks A,B and C are 2m ,m and
' m
respectively. When the system B is released from rest, downward accelerations of blocks B
and C relative to A are found to be
2
5
ms
land
2
3
ms
respectively. Calculate
i) accelerations of blocks B and C, relative to the ground and
ii) mass of each block
D
E
A B
C
m 2 ' m
Figure Q.No.15
Figure Q.No.14
15. A chain AB of length l is located in a smooth horizontal tube so that its fraction of length h hangs
freely and touches the surface of the table with its end B. At a certain moment, the end A of the
chain is set free. With what velocity will this end of the chain slip out of the tube ?
16. In the arrangement shown in fig., pulleys are small, light and frictionless, threads are
inextensible and mass of blocks A,B and C are kg m kg m 4 , 5
2 1
= = and kg m 5 . 2
3
= respec-
tively. Co-efficient of friction for both the planes is 50 . 0 = . Calculate acceleration of each
block when system is released from rest.
= 37
A
B
C
17. In the arrangement shown in fig. mass of blocks A , B and C are 18.5 kg, 8kg and 1.5kg
respectively. Bottom surface of A is smooth, while co-efficient of friction between B and
floor is 0.2 and that between blocks A and C is 1/3. System is released from rest at
0 = t
and
pulleys are light and frictionless. Calculate
A
C
B
i) acceleration of block C, and
ii) energy lost due to friction during first 0.2 sec.
18. A block resting over a horizontal floor has a symmetric track ABC, as shown in fig. Mass of
the block is kg M 12 . 3 = . Length
= AB
Length BC = 1m. A block of mass m =2kg is put on
the track at A and the system is released from rest. Neglecting friction and impact at B,
calculate period of horizontal oscillations performed by the block of mass M.
37 37
A C
B
M
19. In the arrangement shown in fig., a wedge of mass kg m 45 . 3
3
= is placed on a smooth
horizontal surface. A small and light pulley is connected on its top edge, as shown. A light,
flexible thread passes over the pulley. Two blocks having mass kg m 3 . 1
1
= and kg m 5 . 1
2
=
are connected at the ends of the thread. Mass
1
m is on smooth horizontal surface and
2
m
rests on inclined surface of the wedge. Base length of wedge is 2m and inclination is
2
. 37 m is
initially near the top edge of the wedge.
If the whole system is released from rest, calculate
1
m
2
m
3
m
37
i) velocity of wedge when
2
m reaches its bottom
ii) velocity of
2
m at that instant and tension in the thread during motion of
2
m .
All the surfaces are smooth.
20. A small, light pulley is attached with a block C of mass 4kg as shown in fig. A block B of
mass 1.5 kg is placed on the top horizontal surface of C. Another block A of mass 2 kg is
hanging from a string, attached with B and passing over the pulley. Taking
2
10
= ms g
and
neglecting friction, calculate acceleration of each block when the system is released from
rest. If initial height of lower surface of block A is 12.5 cm from bottom of a hole cut in C,
calculate kinetic energy of each block and loss of potential energy of A when it hits the
bottom of the hole.
cm 5 . 12
C
B
A
21. A board is fixed to the floor of an elevator such that the board forms angle
= 37
with
horizontal floor of the elevator accelerating upwards.
A block is placed on point A of the board as shown if fig. When motion with velocity
1
1
2 4
= ms v
is given to the block, it comes to rest after moving a distance m l 6 . 1 = rela-
tive to the board. Its velocity was
1
2
4
= ms v
down the board when it returns to point A.
Calculate acceleration a of elevator and co-efficient of friction
5 i
12 ( +
6. (a)
N i
6
(b)
N i
75 . 3
(c)
N i
25 . 3
7. (a) 304.2 N; (b) 1.3 m/s
2
8. (a) 66N; (b) 2.3 m/s
2
9. 102.6 N
10. (a) 0.4
2
s m (b) 2.4 N (c) 4.8 N
11. 06 . 0 , 75 . 0
2 1
= =
12. 96 N in the left string and 68N in the right
13.
+
+
1
g ) m M (
14. (a) 2 mg (b)
m M
mg 2
+
in opposite directions
15. (a) 0; (b) 3.9 m/s
2
down the incline; (c) 1.0 m/s
2
down the incline
16. (a) 3.5 m/s
2
; (b) 0.21 N; (c) blocks move independently
17. (a) 5.89 m/s2 (b) 76.5 m
18.
k = 0.37
19. (b) pushing at 30, 520 N; pulling at 30, 252 N; pushing or pulling at 0 294 N
20. 401 . 0 ; 577 . 0
k s
= =
21. =1/3
22. S = 64.3 m
23. The crate will strike the wall with a velocity of 2.82 m/s
2
24. P = 227 N
25. a
A
= 1.45 m/s
2
, a
B
= 0.725 m/s
2
, T = 105.4 N.
26. (a)
8
g
towards right and
4
g
downwards (b)
s 2
Assignment Level-II
1. 4.4 kg
2.
s 25 . 0 ), down ( g
29
21
), down (
29
17
), up ( g
29
19
3.
)] ( 2 5 [ m M
g )] m M ( m 2 [
2 1
2
+ +
+
4. it will move at an angle of 53 with the 15N force
5. -
6. 2 / 1 )) sin k (cos a / L 2 ( ), sin k (cos a w , cos ma N = = =
7. (a) a = 314 cm/s
2
(b) a = - 131 cm/ s
2
8. a = g/(27)
1/2
9. w = mg sin /( M +2m (1-cos ))
10.
g .
m
) m m m m (
a ; 0 a a a
4
2 1 4 3
4 3 2 1
+
= = = =
11. w
A
=g/(1 + cot
2
), w
B
=g/(tan + cot )
12. -
13. 8.182 m s
-2
.
14.
g
8
3
a
P
=
,
16
g
a
Q
=
(ii)
g
L 3
5
16
t =
15.
2 1
g ) 1 n (
nh 2
t
(
=
16. T = 6.5N; a
A
= a
B
= a
C
=g/3.
17.
) h 2 ) cos k )(sin sin (sin g )( h 2 ) sin cos k )( sin (sin g ( m : m
2 2
2 1
+ + + + =
18. 1.4 sec
19. (a)
( )
2 1
2 1 2 1
cos
m m
g m m k K
F
+
=
(b)
2 1
2 2 1 1
tan
m m
m k m k
+
+
=
20.
; sec
4
55
7 m/s
21.
( ) ( )g
m
m M
a g
m
m m
cos sin cos sin + |
\
| +
|
\
| +
22. 5 m
Assignment Level-III
1. a = 0.366 g.
2. tan= k , T = mg (sin + k cos )/(1+k
2
)
1/2
3. (a)
;
sin a 2
cos mg
v
2
2
=
(b)
=
3 2
3 2
sin a 6
cos g m
s
4. m
2
< m
1
cos2 . 5. V = 24 m/s
6.
;
2
1 g
l
x
|
\
|
6.86 m/s 7.
|
|
\
|
+
3
2 2
4
1
gx
v b
mg
8.
2 tan
1
9. -
10.
=
2 ln
(b)
5
g
a =
11. (a)
( )
10
22
1 2
gl
(b)
( )
1 2
11
20
g
l
12.
2
2
(
\
|
+
+ |
\
|
+
+
rel
U
m M
m
gl
m M
m M
13.
2
58 . 7 .
3
4
=
+
ms g
14. i)
2 2
1 , 3
ms ms
(both downwards)
ii) Mass of A = 18 kg
Mass of B = 9 kg
Mass of C = 7 kg
15.
|
\
|
=
h
l
ln gh 2 v
16.
2
3 2
2
1
2 , 0 , 4
= = = ms a a ms a
17. i)
2
10
ms
ii) joule 19 . 0
18. 2sec
19. i)
1
2
ms
ii)
N 9 . 3 , s m 13
20. Vertical accleration of
2
25 . 6
= ms A
(Downward)
Horizontal acceleration of
2
25 . 1
= ms A
(Rightward)
Acceleration of
2
00 . 5
= ms B
(Leftward)
Acceleration of
2
25 . 1
= ms C
(Rightward)
KE of J A 625 . 1 =
KE of J B 75 . 0 =
KE of J C 125 . 0 =
Loss of
J PE 50 . 2 =
21.
25 . 0 , 5 . 2
2
ms