
A person stands on a platform. He pulls on the rope which is attached to the platform via the frictionless pulleys, as shown in the figure. The platform moves upward at a steady rate if the force with which the person pulls the rope is




Important Questions on Laws of Motion
A particle of mass is at rest at the origin at time . It is subjected to a force in the -direction. Its speed is depicted by which of the following curves?




A hemisphere of mass and radius is free to slide with its base on a smooth horizontal table. A particle of mass is placed on the top of the hemisphere. If the particle is displaced with a negligible velocity, then find the angular velocity of the particle relative to the centre of the hemisphere at an angular displacement when the velocity of the hemisphere is .


A block of mass is held fixed against a wall by applying a horizontal force . Which one of the following options is incorrect.

A block of mass is suspended through two light spring balances as shown in the figure.
