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Tutorial Sheet 2.2

This tutorial sheet discusses four examples involving ladders placed against walls and people climbing them. It provides figures and asks questions about whether the ladders will remain stable, how far up a person can climb before slipping, and determining minimum friction coefficients to prevent slipping as various parameters are changed.

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Tutorial Sheet 2.2

This tutorial sheet discusses four examples involving ladders placed against walls and people climbing them. It provides figures and asks questions about whether the ladders will remain stable, how far up a person can climb before slipping, and determining minimum friction coefficients to prevent slipping as various parameters are changed.

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Tutorial Sheet 2.1.

1. A 5 m ladder of weight 300 N is placed against a smooth vertical wall as shown in


Figure 1. Does the ladder remains in equilibrium? Assume µs between ladder and
horizontal surface as 0.3.

Figure 1.

2. A 800 N man starts climbing a ladder that placed against a wall as shown in Figure 2.
Neglecting the weight of the ladder, determine how far up the ladder the man can
climb before the ladder starts slipping. Assume µs at both surfaces as 0.25.

Figure 2.
3. A 600 N man starts climbing a ladder of weight 100 N that placed against a wall as
shown in Figure 3. The centre of mass of 10 m ladder is at its midpoint. What is the
largest value of α for which a man can climb to the top of the ladder without slipping?
Assume coefficient of static friction between ladder and floor as 0.4 and coefficient of
static friction between ladder and the wall as 0.3.

Figure 3.

4. A 600 N man starts climbing a ladder of weight 100 N that placed against a smooth
wall as shown in Figure 4. The centre of mass of 10 m ladder is at its midpoint.
Determine the minimum coefficient of static friction between the ladder and the floor
for which a man can climb to the top of the ladder without slipping.

Figure 4.

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