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A body is projected up along a rough inclined plane from the bottom with some velocity. It travels up the incline and then returns. If the time of ascent is ta and time of descent is td, then

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The upper portion of an inclined plane of inclination α is smooth and the lower portion is rough. A particle slides down from the top and just comes to rest at the foot. If the ratio of the smooth length to rough length is m:n, then the coefficient of friction is:
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Starting from rest, a flat car is given a constant acceleration a0=2 m s-2. A cable is connected to a crate A of mass 50 kg as shown. Neglect the friction between floor and car wheels and mass of pulley. The coefficient of friction between crate & floor of the car is μ = 0.3. The tension in the cable is –

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A uniform rope lies on a table with some portion hanging. The rope begins to slide when the length of the hanging part is 25% of the entire length. The coefficient of friction between rope and table is:
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A block of mass m lying on a rough horizontal plane is acted upon by a horizontal force P and another force Q inclined at an angle θ to the vertical. The minimum value of the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface for which the block will remain in equilibrium is:

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A plank is held at an angle α to the horizontal (figure) on two fixed supports A and B. The plank can slide against the supports (without friction) because of its weight Mg. With what acceleration and in which direction, a man of mass m should move so that the plank does not move.

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A 1.5 kg box is initially at rest on a horizontal surface when at t=0 a horizontal force F=(1.8t)i^ N (with t in seconds) is applied to the box. The acceleration of the box as a function of time t is given by:
(g=10 m s-2)

a=0 for 0t  2.85

a=(1.2t - 2.4)i^ m s-2 for t >2.85

The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface is:

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In the given figure the coefficient of friction between 4 kg and 5 kg blocks is 0.2 and between 5 kg block and ground is 0.1. Choose the correct statements.

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Given mA=30 kg, mB = 10 kg, mC=20 kg. Between A and B friction coefficient μ1 = 0.3, between B and C friction coefficient μ2 = 0.2 and between C and ground μ3 = 0.1. The least horizontal force F to start the motion of any part of the system of three blocks resting upon one another as shown in the figure is (g=10 m s-2)

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