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Two forces are acting in a mutually perpendicular direction at a point. If the magnitude of both forces is equal i.e. 100 N. Find the resultant force acting at that point.

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Two blocks A and B pushed against a wall with a force F. The surfaces of A and B are rough and the wall is smooth. Which of the following statements is true?

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A block of mass 5 kg is suspended by a massless rope of length 2 m from the ceiling. A force of 50 N is applied in the horizontal direction at the midpoint P of the rope, as shown in the figure. The angle made by the rope with the vertical in equilibrium is: (Take g=10 m s-2)
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A mass M kg is suspended by a weightless string. The horizontal force required to hold the mass at 60o with the vertical is
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Two masses A and B of 15 kg and 10 kg are connected with a string passing over a frictionless pulley fixed at the corner of a table, (as shown in Fig.) The coefficient of friction between the table and block is 0.4. The minimum mass of C, that may be placed on A to prevent it from moving is

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A body of mass m is suspended by two strings making angle α and β with the horizontal as shown in figure. Tensions in the two strings are

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A block of mass m is in contact with the cart c as shown The coefficient of static friction between the block and the cart is μ. The acceleration ' a ' of the cart that will prevent the block from falling satisfies:

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The force required to move a mass Of 1 kg at rest on a horizontal rough surface (coefficient of friction 0.1 and g = 9.8 m/s2) is:
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A man 80 kg is supported by two cables as shown in the figure. Then the ratio of tensions T1 and T2 is,
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What is the maximum value of the force F such that the block shown in the arrangement,does not move?

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Block A of mass m and block B of mass 2m are placed on a fixed triangular wedge by means of a massless, inextensible string and a frictionless pulley as shown in. The wedge is inclined at 45° to the horizontal on both the sides. The coefficient of friction between the block A and the wedge is 23 and that between the block B and the wedge is 13 and both the blocks A and B are released from rest, the acceleration of A will be:

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Three blocks of masses m1, m2 and m3 are placed on a horizontal frictionless surface. A force of 40 N pulls the system then calculate the value of T, if m1=10 kg , m2=6 kg, m3=4 kg

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A pulley and strings shown in are smooth and of negligible mass. For the system to remain in equilibrium, the angle θ should be:

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A cubical block of mass 5kg and side 10cm is pressed against a rough wall μ=0.9 with a force F passing through the centre of cube inside a swimming pool as shown in the figure. Then:
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A flexible chain of weight W hangs between two fixed points A and B which are at the same horizontal level. The inclination of the chain with the horizontal at both the point supports is θ. What is the tension in the chain at the midpoint?
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A block of mass m lying on a rough horizontal surface is acted upon by a horizontal force P and another force Q at an angle θ to the vertical line,The block will remain in equilibrium if the coefficient of friction between it and the surface is 

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A body takes n times as much time to slide down a 450 rough inclined plane as it takes to slide down a perfectly smooth 450 incline. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the incline is:
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A horizontal force of 10N is necessary to just hold a block stationary against a wall. The coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.2. The weight of the block is:

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