
A cubical block of side L is placed on a rough horizontal surface with coefficient of friction μ. A horizontal force F is applied on the block as shown. If the coefficient of friction is sufficiently high, so that the block does not slide before toppling, the minimum force required to topple the block is


Important Questions on Rotational Mechanics





A football of radius is kept on a hole of radius made on a plank kept horizontally. One end of the plank is now lifted so that it gets tilted making an angle from the horizontal as shown in the figure below. The maximum value of so that the football does not start rolling down the plank satisfies (figure is schematic and not drawn to scale)



A long ladder weighing leans on a frictionless wall. Its feet rest on the floor away from the wall as shown in the figure. If and are the reaction forces of the floor and the wall, then ratio of will be :
(Use .)


A uniform rod of length and mass is balanced on a wedge placed at mark. A mass of is suspended from the rod at and another unknown mass is suspended from the rod at mark as shown in the figure. Find the value of such that the rod is in equilibrium.

A rod of length can rotate about end What is the work done if the rod is rotated by

One end of a horizontal uniform beam of weight and length is hinged on a vertical wall at point and its other end is supported by a light inextensible rope. The other end of the rope is fixed at point , at a height above the hinge at point . A block of weight is attached at the point of the beam, as shown in the figure (not to scale). The rope can sustain a maximum tension of . Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

A bead of mass stays at point on a wire bent in the shape of a parabola and rotating with angular speed (see figure). The value of is (neglect friction)


Shown in the figure is rigid and uniform one meter long rod held in horizontal position by two strings tied to its ends and attached to the ceiling. The rod is off mass and has another weight of mass hung at a distance of from . The tension in the string at is:

Consider a uniform cubical box of side a on a rough floor that is to be moved by applying minimum possible force at a point above its centre of mass (see figure). If the coefficient of friction is , the maximum possible value of for a box not to topple before moving is ________

A bullet of mass m moving with a speed

Consider an obese person bent forward on the ground whose center of mass is at O. The person's hands don't touch the ground. Then friction on the shoes





A uniform rod of mass m and length is suspended by means of two light inextensible strings as shown in figure. tension in one string immediately after the other string is cut is

