BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    An object is placed on the surface of a smooth inclined plane of inclination 8. It takes time t to reach the bottom. If the same object is allowed to slide down a rough inclined plane of inclination\[\theta ,\] it takes time \[nt\] to reach the bottom, where n is a number greater than 1. The coefficient of friction µ is given by

    A) \[\mu =\tan \,\theta \left( 1-\frac{1}{{{n}^{2}}} \right)\]              

    B) \[\mu =\cos \,\theta \left( 1-\frac{1}{{{n}^{2}}} \right)\]

    C)  \[\mu =\tan \,\theta \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{n}^{2}}}}}\]

    D) \[\mu =\cot \,\theta \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{n}^{2}}}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    On smooth inclined plane: Acceleration of the body \[=g\sin \theta \] If s be the distance travelled, then \[s=\frac{1}{2}g\sin \theta \times t_{1}^{2}\]                     ?(i) On rough inclined plane: Acceleration, \[a=\frac{mg\sin \theta -\mu R}{m}\] or            \[a=\frac{mg\sin \theta -\mu \,mg\cos \,\theta }{m}\] \[=g\sin \theta -\mu g\cos \theta \]                 \[\therefore \]  \[s=\frac{1}{2}(g\,\sin \theta -\mu g\cos \theta )t_{2}^{2}\]?(ii)                 From Eqs. (i) and (ii),we have                                 \[\frac{t_{2}^{2}}{t_{1}^{2}}=\frac{\sin \theta }{\sin \theta -\mu \cos \theta }\]                 But \[{{t}_{2}}=n{{t}_{1}}\]                 \[\therefore \]  \[{{n}^{2}}=\frac{\sin \theta }{\sin \theta -\mu \cos \theta }\]                 or            \[\mu =\frac{{{n}^{2}}-1}{{{n}^{2}}}\times \frac{\sin \theta }{\cos \theta }\]                 or            \[\mu =\left( 1-\frac{1}{{{n}^{2}}} \right)\tan \theta \]


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