AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2011

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    A body of mass m rests on a horizontal floor with which it has a coefficient of static friction 4. It is desired to make the body move by applying a minimum possible force F as shown in the diagram. The values of \[\theta \] and \[{{F}_{\min }}\]shall be respectively equal to

    A)  \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\mu \frac{\mu mg}{\sqrt{(1+{{\mu }^{2}})}}\]    

    B)  \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\mu ,\frac{mg}{\sqrt{(1+{{\mu }^{2}})}}\]

    C)  \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\mu ,\frac{\mu mg}{\sqrt{(1-{{\mu }^{2}})}}\]    

    D)  \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\mu ,\frac{mg}{\sqrt{(1-{{\mu }^{2}})}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     \[\mu =\tan \theta \]                 \[\therefore \]  \[\theta ={{\tan }^{-1}}\mu \]                 \[\therefore \]  \[\sin \theta =\frac{\mu }{\sqrt{1+{{\mu }^{2}}}}\]                 and        \[\cos \theta =\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+{{\mu }^{2}}}}\]                 \[{{F}_{\min }}=\frac{\mu mg}{\cos \theta +\sin \theta }\]                 \[=\frac{\mu mg}{\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+{{\mu }^{2}}}}+\frac{{{\mu }^{2}}}{\sqrt{1+{{\mu }^{2}}}}}\]                                 \[=\frac{\mu mg}{\sqrt{1+{{\mu }^{2}}}}\]


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