Newton’s Laws of Motion

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Newton’s Laws of Motion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Aristotle Fallacy, Newton's Second Law of Motion, Constraint Equation in Inclined Planes & Constraint Equation in Wedges etc.

Important Questions on Newton’s Laws of Motion

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Physical independence of force is a consequence of,

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A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination   θ.  The whole system is accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block (g is acceleration due to gravity) will be

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A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination θ . The whole system is accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block (g is acceleration due to gravity) will be

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The coefficient of static friction, μs, between block A of mass 2 kg and the table as shown in the figure is 0.2. What would be the maximum mass value of block B so that, the two blocks do not move? The string and the pulley are assumed to be smooth and massless g=10 ms2.

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A body of mass 5 kg explodes at rest into three fragments with masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 3. The fragment with equal masses fly in mutually perpendicular directions with speeds of 21 ms-1​. The velocity of heaviest fragment in ms-1 will be

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A monkey of mass 20 kg is holding a vertical rope. The rope will not break when a mass of 25 kg is suspended from it but will break if the mass exceeds 25 kg. What is the maximum acceleration with which the monkey can climb up along the rope? g=10 m s-2

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A man weighing 80 kg, stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is moving upwards with a uniform acceleration of   5m s 2 .  What would be the reading on the scale?   g=10m s 2  

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A lift weighing 1000 kg is moving upwards with an acceleration of 1 m s2. The tension in the supporting cable is g=9.8 m s-2

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If a cricketer catches a ball of mass 150 g moving with a velocity of 20 m s1, then he experiences a force of (Time taken to complete the catch is 0.1 s)

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A block has been placed on an inclined plane with the slope angle   θ,  block slides down the plane at constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic friction is equal to :

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A monkey is descending from the branch of a tree with constant acceleration. If the breaking strength is 75% of the weight of the monkey, the minimum acceleration with which monkey can slide down without breaking the branch is

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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 figure. The wedge is inclined at 45° to the horizontal on both sides. The coefficient of friction between block A and the wedge is 23 and that between block B and the wedge is 13. If the system of A and B is released from rest, find the magnitude and direction of the force of friction acting on A.

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Two blocks of mass 2.9 kg and 1.9 kg are suspended from a rigid support S by two inextensible wires each of length 1 m see figure. The upper wire has negligible mass and the lower wire has a uniform mass of 0.2 kgm1 . The whole system of blocks, wires and support has an upward acceleration of 0.2 ms2 . Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 ms2 .

(i) Find the tension T at the mid-point of the lower wire.

(ii) Find the tension  T'  at the mid-point of the upper wire.


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Two cubes of masses   m 1 and   m 2 be on two frictionless slopes of block A which rests on a horizontal table. The cubes are connected by a string which passes over a pulley as shown in the figure. To what horizontal acceleration f should the whole system (that is the blocks and cubes) be subjected so that the cubes do not slide down the planes? What is the tension of the string in this situation?

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In the arrangement shown in the figure, the points P and Q of the two inextensible strings move downwards with uniform speed u. If the pulleys A and B are fixed, then the mass M moves upwards with a speed

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Two particles of mass m each are tied at the ends of a light string of length 2a. The whole system is kept on a frictionless horizontal surface with the string held tight so that each mass is at a distance a from the centre P (as shown in the figure). Now, the mid-point of the string is pulled vertically upwards with a small but constant force F. As a result, the particles move towards each other on the surface. The magnitude of acceleration, when the separation between them becomes 2x, is

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The string between blocks of mass m and 2m is massless and inextensible. The system is suspended by a massless spring as shown. If the string is cut find the magnitudes of accelerations of mass 2m and m (immediately after cutting)

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A block P of mass m is placed on a horizontal frictionless plane. A second block of mass m is placed on it and is connected to a spring of spring constant k, the two blocks are pulled by distance A. Block Q oscillates without slipping. What is the maximum value of frictional force between the two blocks?

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Three identical blocks of masses m=2 kg are drawn by a force F=10.2 N on a frictionless surface, then what is the tension (in N) in the string between the blocks B and C?

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A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2 (vertically). If the acceleration of the system is g 8 , then the ratio of the masses is –