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Friction
U78-3 A force is applied on a block resting on a horizontal plane as F
shown in Fig.U78-3. If the coefficient of static friction between the

block and the plane is . What is the value of the angle  between
the force and the horizontal when the force F needed just to move
the block is least? Fig.U78-3
A. 0 B.  = cos-1 C.  = tan-1 D.  = sin-1

U83-4 A body of mass 2 kg is placed at rest on the rough surface of a plane inclined at 30 to the
horizontal. What is the frictional force exerted on the body by the plane? [Take g = 10 m s–2]
A. 10 N up the inclined plane B. 10 N down the inclined plane
C. 10 2 N up the inclined plane D. 10 2 N down the inclined plane E. 20 N up the inclined plane

U88-2 A sportsman runs on a track in a northerly direction. The frictional force of the track on his
shoes is _________
A. zero, because he is running and not sliding along the track.
B. zero, because action and reaction are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.
C. in a southerly direction, because friction always in a direction opposite to the direction of
motion so as to oppose motion.
D. in a northerly direction, because it is the friction between the track and his shoes which
allows him to run on that direction.

U94-4 A wooden block remains stationary on an inclined plane which is 10 m long and having one
end raised by 1m. If the weight of the block is W, then it indicates that existing between the
block and the plane, _________________-
A. the maximum static friction is W B. the maximum static friction is W
10
C. the static friction is W D. the static friction is W
10

U97-6 A body of weight W rests on a rough plane surface. Which of the graphs in Fig.U97-6
correctly shows the relationship between the frictional force f and the slanting angle ,
when the plane surface is raised by one end slowly and the body still remains at rest?
f f f f

A. B. C. D.
   
Fig.U97-6
U2k-9 An object of 50 N rests on a horizontal long plank. Then one end of the plank is raised
slowly. When the inclined angle of the plank is 30, the object tends to slip down. The
coefficient of static friction between the object and the inclined plank is ________.
A. 0.87 B. 0.63 C. 0.58 D. 0.5

U2k03-P2 (a) Describe briefly how to measure the angle of static friction between a block and a
piece of wooden plank.
(b) As shown in Fig.U2k03-P2b, objects A and B of masses mA and mB respectively are placed
closely together on a fixed inclined plane with an angle of inclination . When a horizontal
force F is acting on object A, the two objects move upwards with uniform acceleration a
along the inclined plane. The coefficient of sliding friction is .
(i) Draw the force diagrams of A and B separately;
(ii) If F = 70 N, mA = 3 kg, mB = 5 kg,  = 30, and  = 0.2,
determine the value of a;
(iii)Find the force that A exerts on B during the upward motion. Fig.U2k03-P2b
–2
[0.11 m s ; 33.54 N]

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U2k1-P3 A long plank with rough surface was inclined at an angle 30 with the horizontal plane.
An object P of 10 N was just able to rest on the inclined plank.
(a) When there was a small disturbance, object P began to slide down from rest with an
acceleration of 1 m s–2. Find the following between the plank and the object P:
(i) the static coefficient of friction;
(ii) the sliding coefficient of friction. [0.58; 0.46]
(b) The plank was lowered down to the horizontal position. Object P was connected to another
object Q by a sting over a pulley, as shown in Fig.U2k1-P3b. The third object X was put on
top of P and the system remained at rest. If Q is 12 N and the coefficient of friction between
P and X was 1.5 times that between P and the plank,
(i) Find the minimum weight of X.
(ii) If X was connected by a light string to the wall and object Y was added to Q so that P
moved at a uniform speed as shown in Fig.U2k1-P3b(ii). Find the weight of Y.
(iii) Find the acceleration of the system of P, Y and Q when P was out of contact with X.
[Take g = 10 m s–2] [10.69 N; 4.90 N; 4.97 m s–2]
X
X
P
P

Y
Fig.U2k1-P3b Q Fig.U2k1-P3b(ii) Q

U2k09-9 Which of the following statements describes the frictional force correctly?
A. The magnitude of frictional force does not depend on the weight of the object.
B. The sliding frictional force is always greater than the static frictional force.
C. The magnitude of the static frictional force is maximum just before an object starts to move.
D. When the car wheel is rolling on the road, the direction of the frictional force acting on the
wheel is opposite to the direction of the wheel’s rotation.

U2k14-7 Which of the following statements regarding frictional force is true?

A. The magnitude of the frictional force is inversely proportional to the weight of the body.
B. The direction of frictional force is always opposing to the direction of motion of an object.
C. The magnitude of the static frictional force is maximum just before an object starts to move.
D. The magnitude of the kinetic frictional force is directly proportional to the speed of the
object.

U2k16-06 As shown in Fig.U2k16-06, A, B, C are three blocks stacking up on

a rough horizontal table. They have the same mass m and the same C
coefficient of friction  between A, B, C and the surface. Two forces,
each of magnitude F, act on block A and block B respectively in B F
opposite direction. If all the blocks remain stationary, what are the F A
forces acting on block A in the direction parallel to the motion?
I. the applied force F Fig.U2k16-06
II. the frictional force from B to A
III. the frictional force between A and the table.
A. I B. I, II C. I, III D. I, II, III

U2k19-08 A block P of mass 1.5 kg is placed on an inclined plane at rest. A

light string is tied on block P, through a smooth pulley, and a force F is
applied in the direction as shown in Fig.U2k19-08. Given that coefficient
of static friction between block P and the inclined plane is 0.62, and force P
F = 10 N, what is the state of motion of block P? F
A. Remains stationary.
30
B. Accelerates upwards.
C. Accelerates downwards. Fig.U2k19-08
D. Slides upwards with constant velocity.

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