Assignment FIITJEE DILSUKHNAGAR CENTRE

Subject: PHYSICS Topic : LAWS OF MOTION & FRICTION Date of Distribution

CLASS : VIII

Beginner Level
Subjective
1. A force of 50 N acts on a body of mass 10 kg at rest. What is its acceleration? What is its velocity after 5
seconds if the same force acts?

2. A constant retarding force of 20N acts on a body of mass 5 kg moving initially with a speed of 10 ms 1. How
long does the body take to stop?

3. The driver of a three wheeler moving with a speed of 10 ms 1 sees a child standing in the middle of the road at a
distance of 10 m. He applies brakes and bring the vehicle to rest just infront of the child. If the mass of the
three wheeler is 400 kg and the driver is 50 kg find the brake force.

4. A bullet of mass 0.005kg moving with a speed of 200 ms 1 enters a heavy wooden block and is stopped after a
distance of 50 cm. What is the average force exerted by the block on the bullet?
5. Identify the contact surface and FBD

OBJECTIVE
Beginner Level

1. Inertia is that properly of a body by virtue of which the body is

(A) unable to change by itself the state of rest
(B) unable to change by itself the state of uniform motion
(C) unable to change by itself the state of rest and of uniform linear motion
(D) None of these

2. A person swimming in a fresh water pool is obeying

(A) Newton’s second law(B) Gravitational law
(C) Newton’s third law (D) Newton’s first law

3. Action and reaction forces act on

(A) the same body (B) the different bodies
(C) the horizontal surface (D) nothing can be said

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4. A cold drink is kept on the balance. When the cap is open, then the weight
(A) increases (B) decreases
(C) first increases than decreases (D) remains same

5. A book is lying on the table. What is the angle between the action of the book on the table and the reaction of
the table on the book?
(A) 00 (B) 300 (C) 450 (D) 1800

6. When a body is stationary

(A) there is no force acting on it
(B) the forces acting on it are not in contact with it
(C) the combination of forces acting on it balances each other
(D) the body is in vacuum

7. When a body is in translatory equilibrium

(A) the body is definitely at rest
(B) the body is definitely in the state of uniform motion
(C) the body will be either at rest or in the state of uniform motion
(D) none of the above

8. A particle is moving with a constant speed along a straight line path. A force is not required to

(A) increase in speed (B) decrease in momentum

(C) change the direction (D) keep it moving with uniform velocity

9. Essential characteristic of equilibrium is

(A) momentum equals zero (B) acceleration equals zero
(C) KE equals zero (D) velocity equals zero

10. When a constant force is applied to a body, it moves with uniform

(A) acceleration (B) velocity (C) speed (D) momentum

11. Ratio of force and acceleration measures

(A) velocity (B) impulse
(C) momentum (D) none of these

12. An object will continue accelerating unit

(A) resultant force on it begins to decrease
(B) its velocity changes direction
(C) the resultant force on it is zero
(D) the resultant force is at right angles to its direction of motion

13. Passengers standing in a bus are thrown outwards when the bus takes a sudden turn. This happen because of

(A) outward pull on them (B) inertia

(C) change in momentum(D) change in acceleration

14. When we kick a stone, we get hurt. Due to which one of the following properties of the stone does it happen?

(A) Inertia (B) Velocity (C) Reaction (D) Momentum

15. A force of 6 N acts on a body at rest and mass 1 kg. During this time, the body attains a velocity of 30 m/s. The
time for which the force acts on the body is
(A) 10 s (B) 8 s (C) 7 s (D) 5 s

16. A 10 N force is applied on a body which produces in it an acceleration of 1 m/s 2. The mass of the body is

(A) 10 kg (B) 5 kg (C) 15 kg (D) 20 kg

17. A ship of mass 3  107 kg initially at rest is pulled by a force of 5  104 N through a distance of 3 m. Assume that
the resistance due to water is negligible, the speed of the ship is
(A) 1.5 ms-1 (B) 60 ms-1 (C) 0.1 ms-1 (D) 5 ms-1

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18. A force of 5N acts on a body of weight 9.8N. What is the acceleration produced in m/sec 2

(A) 49 (B) 5 (C) 1.46 (D) 0.51

19. Ram and Sam are pulling at the two ends of a rope with equal forces but opposite in direction. Then tension in
the rope is
(A) Zero (B) cannot be told (C) finite (D) infinite

20. A block of weight 9.8 N is placed on a table. The table surface exert an upward force of 10 N on the block g =
9.8 m/s.
(A) Block exerts a force of 10 N on the table
(B) Block exerts a force of 19.8 N on the table
(C) Block exerts a force of 9.8 N on the table
(D) The block has an upward acceleration.

21. A constant horizontal force of 40 N acts on a body on a smooth horizontal plane. The body starts from rest and
is observed to move 100 m in 5 sec.
Mass of the body is
(A) 2 kg (B) 1 kg (C) 7 kg (D) 5 kg

22. In the above given all cases block are at rest, are in contact and the forces are applied as shown. All the
surfaces are smooth. Then in which of the following cases, normal reaction between the two blocks is zero.

(A) (i), (iv) (B) (ii), (iii) (C)

(iii) (D) (v)

23. Figure shows the position – time graph of a particle of mass 4kg. What is the force on the particle for t<0, t>4s,
0<t<4s? (consider one dimensional motion only).[ ]

(A) 0N (B) 3N (C) ¾ N (D) 4/3N

24. Two objects A and B are thrown upward simultaneously with the same speed. The mass of A is greater than the
mass of B. Suppose the air exerts a constant and equal force of resistance on the two bodies.

(A) the two bodies will reach the same height

(B) A will go higher than B (C) B will go higher than A
(D) any of the above three may happen depending on the speed with which the objects are thrown.
25. A body of mass m falls freely through a height h from the top of a tower. The velocity just before touching the
3
ground is gh . The air drag is
2
(A) mg (B)mg/2 (C) mg/3 (D) mg / 4

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26. A particle of small mass m is joined to a very heavy body by a light string passing over a light pulley. Both
bodies are free to move. The total downward force on the pulley is
(A) mg (B) 2mg (C) 4 mg (D) >> mg

27. A block of mass 10 kg is suspended through two light spring balances as shown in figure.

(A) Both the scales will read 10 kg

(B) Both the scales will read 5 kg
(C) The upper scale will read 10 kg and the lower zero.
(D) The readings may be anything but their sum will be 10 kg.

28. Impulse is equal to

(A) change of momentum(B) rate of change of momentum
(C) momentum (D) all of the above

29. A body whose momentum is constant must have constant

(A) force (B) velocity (C) acceleration (D) all of these

SUBJECTIVE

Learner Level

1. Draw the FBD for the following systems:

2. Ten one-rupee coins are put on top of each other on a table. Each coin has a mass of m kg. Find the
magnitude and direction of (a) the force on the 6th coin by the 7th coin on it and (c) the reaction of the 5th coin on
the coin.

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3. Find the velocity of block B

4. Two blocks of masses 3 kg and 1 kg are kept in contact with each other on a frictionless horizontal surface. If a
force of 10 N is applied on the larger block what is the acceleration of the system? What is the contact force
between the two blocks?

5. A uniform rope of length L, resting on a frictionless horizontal table is pulled at one end by a force F. What is
the tension in the rope at a distance x from the end where the force is applied?

6. Two bodies of masses 1 kg and 2 kg are connected by a very light string passed over a clamped light smooth
pulley. If the system is released from rest, find the acceleration of the two masses and the tension in the string.

7. Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 4 kg are connected by a light string passing over a light smooth pulley clamped
to the edge of a horizontal table. The 2 kg block is on the smooth horizontal table and the other block is
hanging vertically. (i) Find the acceleration of the system if it is released from rest. (ii) Find the tension in the
string.

8. A horizontal force of 500N pulls two masses 10 kg and 20 kg connected by a light string and placed on a
frictionless horizontal table. (i) What is the tension in the string if the force is applied on the 20 kg mass? (ii)
What is the tension in the string if the force is applied on the 10 kg mass?

9. How can you lower a 100 kg body from the roof of a house using a cord with a breaking strength of 80 kg
weight without breaking the rope? (1 kg weight = gN)

OBJECTIVE
Learner Level
1. Consider the shown arrangement where the blocks A and B connected by means of uniform string is being
moved vertically up by the force F. each block weighs 2 kg while the mass of string is 500 gm. The tension at
midpoint of the string equals

(A) 27N (B) 30 (C) 33 (D) 37

2. A bullet moving with a velocity of 100 m/s can just penetrate two planks of equal thickness. The number of such
planks penetrated by the same bullet, when the velocity is doubled, will be
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

3. A body of mass 2 kg moving on a horizontal surface with an initial velocity of 4 m/sec comes to rest after 2 sec.
If one wants to keep this body moving on the same surface with a velocity of 4 m/sec, the force required is

(A) 8 N (B) 4 N (C) zero N (D) 2 N

4. A man sitting in a train in motion is facing the engine. He tosses a coin up; the coin falls behind him. The train is

(A) moving forward with acceleration

(B) moving forward with uniform speed
(C) moving backward with uniform speed
(D) moving backward with deceleration

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5. Consider the following statements about the block shown in the diagram that are being pushed by a constant
force on a frictionless table

F 5 Kg
3 Kg 2 Kg
(A) all blocks move with the same acceleration
(B) The net force an each block is same.
Which of these statements are/is correct
(A) A only (B) B only (C) Both A and B (D) Neither A and B

6. Two mass m and m’ are tied with a thread passing over a pulley, m’ is on a friction less horizontal surface and m
is hanging freely. If acceleration due to gravity is g. the acceleration of m ’ in this arrangement will be
(A) g (B) 
mg / m  m'  (C) mg / m' (D) 
mg / m  m' 
7. 80 railway wagons all of same mass 5  103 kg are pulled by an engine with a force of 4  105 N. The tension in
the coupling between 30th and 31st wagon from the engine is
(A) 25  104 N (B) 20  104 N (C) 32  104 N (D) 40  104 N

8. In an elevator moving vertically up with an acceleration ‘g’. The force exerted on the floor by a passenger of
mass M is
1
(A) Mg (B) Mg (C) zero (D) 2 Mg
2
9. A light string passes over a frictionless pulley. To one of its ends a mass of 6kg is attached. To its other end a
mass of 10kg is attached. The tension in the thread will be (take g = 10m/s 2)

(A) 24.5N
(B) 9.8 N
(C) 2.45 N
(D) 37.5N (D) 37.5N

3kg
5kg

10. With what minimum acceleration can a fireman slide down a rope whose breaking strength is two third of his
weight?
(A) g/2 (B) 2g/3 (C) g/3 (D) 3g/4

11. A body is placed over an inclined plane of angle  . The angle between normal reaction and the weight of the
body is

(A)  (B)  (C)    (D) 0
2
12. If the tension in the cable of 1000kg, elevator is 1000kg weight, the elevator
(A) is accelerating upwards (B) is accelerating downwards
(C) may be at rest or accelerating (D) may be at rest or in uniform motion

13. A block of mass m1 rests on a horizontal table. A string tied to the block is paused on a frictionless pulley fixed
at the end of the table and to the other end of string is hung another block of mass m 2. The acceleration of the
system is
m2 g m1g m2 g
(A) (B) (C) g (D)
m1  m2 m1  m2 m1
14. A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs on a rope which can stand a maximum tension of 600N. In which of the
following cases will the rope break; the monkey

(A) climbs up with an acceleration of 6 ms-2 (B) climbs down with an acceleration of 4 ms-2
(C) climbs up with a uniform speed of 5 ms-1 (D) falls down the rope nearly freely under gravity?

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15. A body of mass 2 kg is moving with a velocity 8m/s an a smooth surface. If it is to be brought to rest in 4
seconds. Then the force applied is
(A) 7N (B) 2N (C) 4N (D) 8N

16. An observer with a mass 10kg moves at a constant velocity of 10 m/s. A constant force then acts for 4 seconds
on the object and gives it a speed of 2m/s in opposite direction. The acceleration produced in it, is

(A) 3 m/s2 (B) - 3 m/s2 (C) 0.3 m/s2 (D) - 0.3 m/s2
17. A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a rope of mass m. If a force P is applied at
the free end of the rope, the force exerted by the rope on the block will be

Pm PM Pm
(A) P (B) (C) (D)
Mm Mm Mm
SUBJECTIVE
Advance Level

1. A man of mass 75 kg stands on a weighing machine in a lift which is moving (a) upwards with a uniform
acceleration 1.2 ms2, (b) downwards with a uniform acceleration of 1.8 ms 2, (c) upwards with a uniform speed
of 5 ms1 and (d) freely falling. What would be the readings on the scale of the weighing machine in each case?

2. A boy of mass 40 kg stands on a weighing machine in an accelerated lift. The reading on the scale of the
weighing machine is 300 N. Find the magnitude and direction of acceleration.

3. A hammer of mass 1 kg strikes on the head of a nail with a velocity of 2 ms -1. It drives the nail 0.01 m into a
wooden block. Find the force applied by the hammer and the time of impact.

4. A stream of water flowing horizontally with a sped of 15 ms 1 gushes out of a tube of cross-sectional area 10 2
m2 and hits a vertical wall nearby. What is the force exerted on the wall by the impact of water, assuming that it
does not rebound? (Density of water = 1000 kg m 3)

5. A block of mass 25 kg is raised by a 50 kg man in two different ways as shown in fig. what is the action on the
floor by the man in the two cases? If the floor yields to a normal force of 700N, which mode should the man
adopt to lift the block without the floor yielding?

6. A helicopter of mass 100 kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 15 ms -2. The crew and the passengers weigh
300kg. Give the magnitude and direction of the
(A)force on the floor by the crew and passengers
(B) action of the rotor of the helicopter on the surrounding air
(C) force on the helicopter due to the surrounding air.

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OBJECTIVE
Advance Level

1. Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 1 kg are in contact with each other on a frictionless table. When a horizontal
force of 3.0 N is applied to the block of mass 2 kg, the value of the force of contact between the two blocks is

(A) 4 N (B) 3 N (C) 2 N (D) 1 N

2. A jet of liquid of cross-sectional area a strikes a wall making angle  with the wall. The water strikes with the
wall with velocity v and rebounds elastically. If density of liquid be p, the normal force on the wall is

(A) 2av2p sin  (B) 2av2p cos 

(C) 2avp sin  (D) 2avp cos 

3. A bird is sitting in a large closed cage which is placed on a spring balance. It records a weight of 25N. The bird
(mass m = 0.5 kg) flies upward in the cage with an acceleration of 2 m/s 2. The spring balance will now record a
weight of
(A) 24 N (B) 25 N (C) 26 N (D) 27 N

4. A lift is going up. The total mass of the lift and the passenger is 1500kg. The variation in the speed of
the lift is as given in the graph. The tension in the rope pulling the lift at t = 11 seconds will be

(A) 17400 N Speed (m/s)

(B) 14700 N
(C) 12000 N
(D) zero 3.6

2 10 12
Times (s)

2
5. With what minimum acceleration can a fireman slides down a rope while breaking strength of the rope is of
3
his weight
2 1
(A) g (B) g (C) g (D) zero
3 3

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Laws of motion
Answers

SUBJECTIVE

1. a= 5m/s2,v=25m/s
2. 2.5sec
3. 2250N
4. 40000N

Objective Beginners Level

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A
11. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. A 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. D
21. D 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. D
26. C 27. A 28. A 29. B

SUBJECTIVE Learners Level

2. 4mg,5mg
3. 5m/s
4. a=2.5m/s2,2.5N
5. F(l-x/x)
6. a=g/3,T=80/3 N
7. i)2g/3 ,ii)T=40/3N
8. i)166.66N,ii)333.33N
9. with a downward acceleration of 2m/s2

Objective Learners Level

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A
6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C
11. A 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. C
16. B 17. C

SUBJECTIVE
Advanced Level

1) 840N,520N,750N,0N
2) 2.6m/S2
3) 200N,0.01s
4) 2250N
5) a)750N,250N b)second mode
6. a)downwards b)downwards c)upwards

Objective
Advanced Level
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C

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FRICTION
Beginner’s Level
SUBJECTIVE

1. A Kabbadi player has applied oil over his limbs. Explain?

2. A sledge is pulled by wild dogs, what will happen if we use sledge on ground rather than ice?

3. What is the magnitude and direction of the force of friction acting on the 10 kg block shown in figure ?
10 kg
 = 0.4 20 N

4. A body slipping on a rough horizontal plane moves with deceleration of 4.0 m/s 2. What is the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the block and the plane?

5. A block is projected along a rough horizontal road with a speed of 10 m/s. If the coefficient of kinetic friction
0.10, how far will it travel before coming to rest?

6. A block of mass m is kept on a horizontal table. If the static friction coefficient is , find the friction force acting
on the block.

7. If the coefficient of static friction between tyres and the road is 0.2, what is the shortest distance in which an
automobile can be stopped while travelling at 54 km/hr.

OBJECTIVE
Beginner’s Level

1. Friction coefficient depends on

(A) surface area (B) normal reaction (C) applied force (D) None

2. Friction is a
(A) contact force (B) non-contact force (C) depends on the situation (D) none

3. A block of mass 1 kg lies on a horizontal surface in a truck. The µ = 0.6 and the acceleration of truck is 5m/s²,
the frictional force acting on the block is _____newton.
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 2.94 (D) 0

4. A body of mass 60 kg is dragged with just enough force of start moving on a rough surface with coefficients of
static and kinetic friction 0.5 and 0.4 respectively. On continuing (g = 9.8 m/s 2) the same force what is the
acceleration?
(A) 0.98 m/s2 (B) 9.8 m/s2 (C) 0.54 m/s2 (D) 5.292 m/s2

SUBJECTIVE
Learner Level

1. A monkey is sitting on the branch of a tree. The branch exerts a normal force of 48 N and a frictional force of
20 N. Find the magnitude of the total force exerted by the branch on the monkey?

2. An engine of mass 50000kgs pulls a coach of mass 40000kgs . A resistance of 1N per 100kgs is acting on both
the coach and the engine if driving force of the engine is 4500N then what is the acceleration of coach and
engine system?

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3. Find the contact force between the two masses, if F = 10 N, M = 4 kg, m = 1 kg and coefficient of friction
between the surface and both the masses is  = 0.1.
F
M m =0.1

4. A train is stopped in less than 1m by Hancock because of collision with the train. If we assume that mass of the
train is 50,000kgs and speed of the train before hitting him is 50m/s. Find out the mass of Hancock if friction
coefficient is equal to 1 between Hancock’s feet and ground.

OBJECTIVE
Learner Level

1. A boy of mass ‘m’ is sliding down a vertical pole by pressing it with a horizontal force ‘F’. If ‘µ’ is the coefficient
of friction between his palms and the pole, the acceleration with which he slides down will be

F F
(A) g (B) F/m (C) g+ (D) g–
m m
2. A boy of mass 40 kg is climbing a vertical pole at a constant speed. If the coefficient of friction between his
palms and pole is 0.8 and g = 10 m/s², the horizontal force that he is applying on the pole is ____
(A) 300 N (B) 400 N (C) 500 N (D) 600 N

3 A block of mass 5 kg is lying on a rough horizontal surface. (µ s = 0.7, µ k = 0.5) A horizontal force just
sufficient to move the block is applied to it. If the force continues to act even after the block has started moving,
the acceleration of block is ………….. m/s2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

4. Two blocks of masses m1 = m2 = 2kg are connected by a cord. If the block are pulled to the right with an
acceleration of 2.5 m/s² by a force of 20N as shown in the figure and if the frictional forces on the 2 blocks are
equal, the tension in the cord that connects the 2 blocks is
(A) 5N (B) 10N (C) 15 N (D) 2.5 N

5. A body of mass ‘m’ having momentum P, is moving on a rough horizontal surface. If it is stopped in a distance
x, the coefficient of friction between the body and the surface is :

p2 p2 p p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2gm2 x 2mgx 2mgx 2gm2 x

6. A block of mass 2 kg is kept on the floor. The value of s = 0.4 If a force of F of 2.5 N is applied on the block.
The frictional force between block and floor will be
(A) 2.5N (B) 5N (C) 7.84 N (D) 10N

7. An object of mass 1 kg is placed gently on a long convey belt moving with a speed of 5 m/s². If µ = 0.5, up to
what distance the object will slides on belt without slipping?

(A) 2m (B) 2.5 m (C) 3.0 m (D) 3.5

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SUBJECTIVE
Advance Level
1. Two masses m1 = 10 kg and m2 = 5 kg are connected by an
ideal string as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction
between m1 and the surface is  = 0.2. Assuming that the
 m1
system is released from rest, Calculate the velocity when
m2 has descended by 4m .
m2

2. Consider the situation shown in the figure. Calculate (a) the 1.0 kg 1.0 kg
acceleration of the 1.0 kg blocks, (b) the tension in the
string connecting the 1.0 kg block and (c) the tension in the
attached to 0.50 kg.  = 0.2  = 0.2

0.5 kg

3. The friction coefficient between the table and the block 5 kg

shown in the figure is 0.2. Find the tensions in the two
strings.

15 kg 5 kg

4. Two blocks of masses 4 kg and 6 kg connected by a massless string are kept on a rough surface having
coefficient of sliding friction 0.2. Two horizontal forces of 30 N and 10 N is applied on 4 kg and 6 kg blocks.
Find the friction force on both the blocks and tension in the string. (Consider the string to be taught initially)
30 N 10 N
4 kg 6 kg

=0.2 =0.2

5. A man of mass 50 kg is pulling on a plank of mass 100 kg kept on a smooth floor as shown with force of 100N.
if both man & plank move together, find force of friction acting on man.

Objective
Advance Level

1. Block A is placed on block B, whose mass is greater then that of A. There is friction between the blocks, while
the ground is smooth A horizontal forces P, linearly increasing with time, begins to act on A. the accleration a 1
and a2 and A and B respectivley are plotted against time t. choose the correct graph.

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2. A body of mass M is kept on a rough horizontal surface (friction coefficient=  ) A person is trying to pull the
body by applying a horizontal force but the body is not moving. The force by the surface on body is F where

(A) F  Mg (B) F  Mg (C) Mg  F  Mg 1  2 (D) Mg  F  Mg 1   2

3. A small block of m is gently placed on a conveyor belt moving horizontally with a constant velocity v 0 as shown
in the figure. The kinetic coefficient of friction between the belt and the block is  . The distance traveled by
the block relative to the fixed ground until it comes to rest relative the belt, is

vo vo2 v o 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
g 2g 2g

4. The arrangement shown in the figure, the system of masses m 1, m2 and m3 is being pushed by a force F applied
on m1 horizontally. In order to prevent the downward slipping of m 2 between m1 and m3 if coefficient of friction
between m2 and m3 is  and all the other surfaces are smooth, the minimum value of F

m2 g m2 g
(A) F   m1  m2  m3  (B) F   m1  m2  m3 
m3 m3
(C) F   m1  m2  m3  g (D) F   m1  m2  m3  g

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FRICTION
ANSWERS

Subjective – Beginner’s Level

3. the block will be at rest

4. 0.4
5. 50m
6. µmg
7. 56.25m

Objective

Beginner’s Level

1. B
2. A
3. B
4. A

SUBJECTIVE

Learner’s Level

1. 48N
2. 0.04m/S2
3. 2N
4. 6250000N

Objective

Learner’s Level
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B

SUBJECTIVE

Advance Level
1. 4m/s
2. 96N in the left string
3. 68N in the right string
4. T=22N,f(4kg)=8N,f(6kg)=12N
5. 200/3 N

Objective

Advance Level

1. c
2. c
3. B
4. A

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