Assuming the coefficient of friction between the road and tyres of a car to be 0.5, the maximum speed with which the car can move round a curve of 40.0 m radius without slipping, if the road is unbanked, should be
(1) 25 m/s
(2) 19 m/s
(3) 14 m/s
(4) 11 m/s
Consider a car moving on a straight road with a speed of 100 m/s. The distance at which the car can be stopped is:
(1) 100 m
(2) 400 m
(3) 800 m
(4) 1000 m
A block of mass 0.1 kg is held against a wall by applying a horizontal force of 5 N on the block. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.5, the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block is
(1) 2.5 N
(2) 0.98 N
(3) 4.9 N
(4) 0.49 N
A body of mass m rests on horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between the body and the surface is μ. If the mass is pulled by a force P as shown in the figure, the limiting friction between body and surface will be
(1) μmg
(2)
(3)
(4)
Two blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are connected by a massless and inextenisible string. The whole system is suspended by a massless spring as shown in figure. The magnitudes of acceleration of A and B immediately after the string is cut, are respectively
1.
2.
3.
4.
A spring of force constant k is cut into lengths of ratio 1:2:3. They are connected in series and the new force constant is . If they are connected in parallel and force constant is is
(1) 1:6
(2) 1:9
(3) 1:11
(4) 6:11
Three blocks A, B and C of masses 4 kg, 2 kg and 1 kg respectively, are in contact on a frictionless surface, as shown. If a force of 14 N is applied on the 4 kg block, then the contact force between A and B is
1.2N
2. 6N
3. 8N
4. 18N
A block A of mass m1 rests on a horizontal table. A light string connected to it passes over a frictionless pulley at the edge of table and from its other end another block B of mass m2 is suspended. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table is μk. When the block A is sliding on the table, the tension in the string is
1. (m2+μkm1)g /(m1+m2)
2. (m2-μkm1)g/(m1+m2)
3. m1m2(1+μk)g/(m1+m2)
4. m1m2(1-μk)g/(m1+m2)
A plank with a box on it at one end is gradually raised at the other end. As the angle of inclination with the horizontal reaches \(30^{\circ}\), the box starts to slip and slides \(4.0\) m down the plank in \(4.0\) s. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the box and the plank, respectively, will be:
1. | \(0.6\) and \(0.6\) | 2. | \(0.6\) and \(0.5\) |
3. | \(0.5\) and \(0.6\) | 4. | \(0.4\) and \(0.3\) |
A system consists of three masses m1,m2 and m3 connected by a string passing over a pulley P. The mass hangs freely and m2 and m3 are on a rough horizontal table (the coefficient of friction=μ) The pulley is frictionless and of negligible mass. The downward acceleration of mass m1, is (Assume,m1=m2=m3=m)
1. g(1-gμ)/9
2. 2gμ/3
3. g(1-2μ)/3
4. g(1-2μ)/2