
Suppose you are running fast in a field when you suddenly find a snake in front of you. You stop quickly. Which force is responsible for your deceleration?
Important Questions on Laws of Motion

A plank of mass with a bar of mass placed on its rough surface, lie on a smooth floor of elevator ascending with an acceleration . The coefficient of friction is between and . A horizontal force is applied to the plank. Then the acceleration of bar and the plank in the reference frame of elevator are:


A steel ball of mass is dropped from a height of on to a horizontal heavy steel slab. The ball strike the slab and rebounds to its original height.
(a) Calculate the impulse delivered to the ball during impact.
(b) If the ball is in contact with the slab for find the average reaction force on the ball during impact.




Draw F.B.D. of the sphere of mass placed between a vertical wall and ground as shown in the figure (all surfaces are smooth).
