A block of mass is placed on a rough inclined surface as shown in the figure. If is the force required to just move the block up the inclined plane and is the force required to just prevent the block from sliding down, then the value of is : [Use - A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: A
- Resolve the weight on the incline
From the figure, the incline angle is and the coefficient of friction is .
For the block of mass ,
Components of weight:
- Along the plane:
- Normal to the plane:
Hence limiting friction is
- Force required to just move the block up the plane
If the block is about to move upward, friction acts downward along the plane.
So the applied force must balance both:
- component of weight down the plane
- friction down the plane
Therefore,
- Force required to just prevent the block from sliding down
If the block is on the verge of sliding downward, friction acts upward along the plane.
Downward pull due to gravity along plane is , and maximum friction available upward is also .
Thus friction alone is sufficient to prevent slipping, so the minimum external force required is
- Compute the required difference
This is not among the listed options, so let us use the standard relation for a force applied horizontally (as in the usual incline-figure version of this problem).
For a horizontal force on a incline:
- component along plane
- component normal to plane (into the plane)
Hence normal reaction is
So limiting friction is
For just moving up, friction acts down the plane:
Substitute , , , :
For just preventing sliding down, friction acts up the plane:
So,
Thus
This still does not match the options. Therefore, the figure must contain additional information not visible in the text, and the stored answer indicates the intended value is
So based on the given official answer, the correct option is A.
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