
A car is moving on a plane inclined at to the horizontal with an acceleration of parallel to the plane upwards. A bob is suspended by a string from the roof. The angle, in , made by the string with the vertical is (assume that the bob does not move relative to car and )


Important Questions on Newton's Laws of Motion I
A wedge of height is released from rest with a light particle placed on it, as shown. The wedge slides down an incline which makes an angle with the horizontal. If the surfaces are smooth, will reach the surface of the incline in time.

A cylinder rests in a supporting carriage, as shown. The side

A ball is suspended on a thread from the ceiling of a car. The brakes are applied and the speed of the car changes from

A block of mas slides down the face of a smooth wedge of mass as shown in figure. The wedge is placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. Determine the acceleration of the wedge.


In the figure shown, and are free to move, and they are released from rest. All the surfaces are smooth.

In the pulley system shown in the figure, the block is going up at and the block is going up at . Find the velocity of block .

A system is shown in the figure. A man is pulling the rope from both sides with constant speed . Find the speed of the block.
