BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2010

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    An object is placed on the surface of a smooth inclined plane of inclination \[\theta \]. It takes time t to reach the bottom. If the same object is allowed to slide down a rough inclined plane of inclination 9, it takes time nt to reach the bottom, where n is a number greater than 1. The coefficient of friction u 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)  \[\mu =\cot \theta \sqrt{1-\frac{1}{{{n}^{2}}}}\]

    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 \[\therefore \] \[\frac{t_{2}^{2}}{t_{1}^{2}}=\frac{\sin \theta }{\sin \theta -\mu cos\theta }\] 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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