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P0343

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Force Required to Push a Box Up an Incline

A 3.0 m long wooden plank is used to push a cargo box with a mass of $m = 200$ kg up onto a platform that is 1.3 m high. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the plank is 0.3. The box is pushed at a constant speed.

What is the magnitude of the pushing force required along the incline?
Incline Friction

P0272

Expert Mechanics › Kinematics

Time of Descent for a Particle on a Triangular Path

As shown in the figure, a right-angled triangle ABC is situated in a vertical plane, with side BC being horizontal and side AB being vertical. The angle between the hypotenuse AC and the horizontal side BC is $\alpha$. A point mass starts from rest at point A and travels to point C under the influence of gravity, constrained to move along specified paths.

Path 1 involves the particle moving along the sides AB and then BC. The time taken for the segment AB is $t_1$, and the time for the segment BC is $t_2$. Path 2 involves the particle moving along the hypotenuse AC. The time taken is $t_3$.

It is assumed that the particle turns at corner B instantaneously and that the magnitude of its velocity is conserved during the turn. The paths are smooth, so there is no friction.

  1. Find the value of angle $\alpha$ for which the total time taken for both paths is equal, i.e., $t_1 + t_2 = t_3$.
  2. For the value of $\alpha$ found in Q1, consider all possible paths from A to C within the triangle that consist only of vertical and horizontal segments. Which of these paths takes the most time to travel?
  3. Which of these paths takes the least time?
  4. What is the ratio of the longest possible time to the shortest possible time?
linear motion calculus Incline

P0349

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Minimum Force to Pull a Block up an Incline

As shown in Figure, a small block is placed on a fixed inclined plane with an inclination angle of $\theta$. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is given as $\mu = \tan\varphi$, where $\varphi$ is a fixed angle. A force $F$ is applied to the block at an angle $\beta$ with respect to the inclined plane, pulling it upwards along the plane.

To minimize the force $F$ required to start moving the block, what should the angle $\beta$ be?
Friction Incline

P0350

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Static Friction on a Wedge with a Sliding Block

As shown in Figure, a wooden wedge ABC with mass $M=10$ kg is stationary on a rough horizontal ground. A block with mass $m=1.0$ kg starts to slide down from rest on the inclined surface of the wedge, which has an angle $\theta = 30^\circ$. When the block has slid a distance $s=1.4$ m, its velocity is $v=1.4$ m/s. Throughout this process, the wedge does not move. The gravitational acceleration is $g=10$ m/s². The coefficient of kinetic friction between the wedge and the ground is given as $\mu=0.02$, though this information might not be necessary for the primary calculation.

  1. Find the magnitude of the friction force exerted by the ground on the wedge.
  2. Find the direction of the friction force exerted by the ground on the wedge.
Incline Friction

P0444

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Object sliding up and down an incline

A small object is initially at the bottom of a slope inclined at an angle $\alpha$ with the horizontal. It is projected upward along the slope with an initial velocity, and reaches the maximum height after time $t_1$. It then slides downward and returns to the initial position after time $t_2$. If the coefficient of sliding friction between the object and the slope surface is $\mu$, find the ratio $t_2/t_1$.

Friction Incline

P0445

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Object sliding up and down the slope

A small object is initially at the bottom of a slope inclined at an angle $\alpha$ with the horizontal. It is projected upward along the slope with an initial velocity $v_0$, and reaches the maximum height. It then slides downward and returns to the initial position with final velocity $v_1$. The coefficient of sliding friction between the object and the slope surface is $\mu$.

  1. The average speed going up the slope is $v_{up}$. Average speed coming down the slope is $v_{down}$. What is the ratio $v_{up}/v_{down}$?
  2. What is the ratio of the initial speed before going up the slope and the final speed after coming down from the slope $v_0/v_1$?
Friction Incline

P0354

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Static Friction on a Wedge with Two Blocks

A triangular wooden block ABC rests on a rough horizontal surface. On its two rough inclined surfaces, two blocks with masses $m_1$ and $m_2$ ($m_1 > m_2$) are placed, as shown in Figure. The angles of inclination are $\theta_1$ and $\theta_2$. The entire system, consisting of the triangular block and the two smaller blocks, is at rest.

  1. Is there a friction force exerted by the horizontal surface on the triangular block?
  2. If there is a friction force, what is its direction?
Incline Friction

P0358

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Object on an Inclined Plane with Friction

An inclined plane has a length $L=5$ m and height $H=3$ m. At the bottom, there is an object A with mass $m=5$ kg. The coefficient of kinetic friction between A and the plane is $\mu=0.3$. A horizontal force $F=100$ N pushes A, causing it to move up the incline from rest. After A has moved a distance $s_0=2$ m along the incline, the force F is removed. Assume $g=10$ m/s².

How much time will it take for A to return to the bottom of the incline, starting from the moment the force is removed?
Incline Friction

P0360

Intermediate Mechanics › Dynamics

Force Analysis of Two Blocks on an Incline

Two blocks, A and B, with masses $m_A$ and $m_B$ and coefficients of kinetic friction $\mu_A$ and $\mu_B$ respectively, are connected by a light rod. They slide down an inclined plane with an angle of inclination $\theta$ together, as shown in the figure. It is assumed that the condition for sliding down is met, i.e., $\tan\theta > \mu_A$ and $\tan\theta > \mu_B$.

  1. In the case where $\mu_A > \mu_B$, determine if there is a force in the rod. If so, find its magnitude and direction.
  2. In the case where $\mu_A = \mu_B$, determine if there is a force in the rod. If so, find its magnitude and direction.
  3. In the case where $\mu_A < \mu_B$, determine if there is a force in the rod. If so, find its magnitude and direction.
Incline Friction

P0423

Beginner Mechanics › Dynamics

Object Sliding Down a Frictional Incline

An object of mass $m$ starts from rest at the top of a fixed inclined plane of height $h$ and angle of inclination $\theta$. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the plane is $\mu$.

  1. Find the acceleration of the object.
  2. Find the speed of the object when it reaches the bottom of the incline.
  3. Find the magnitude of the normal force exerted by the object on the incline.
Friction Incline

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