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Motion on rough incline plane with friction force - application of Newton's law of motion
problems and solutions

1. Object's mass = 2 kg, acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s 2, coefficient of static friction = 0.2,
coefficient of kinetic friction = 0.1. The object is at rest or accelerated ? If the object is accelerated, find
(a) net force (b) magnitude and direction of box's acceleration !

Solution

Known :
Mass (m) = 2 kg
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s2
coefficient of static friction (μs) = 0.2
coefficient of kinetic friction (μk) = 0.1
weight (w) = m g = (2)(9.8) = 19.6 Newton
horizontal component of weight (wx) = w sin 30o = (19.6)(0,5) = 9.8 Newton
vertical component of weight (wy) = w cos 30o = (19.6)(0.5√3) = 9.8√3 Newton
normal force (N) = wy = 9.8√3 Newton
Force of static friction (fs) = (0.2)(9.8√3) = 1.96√3 Newton = 3.39 Newton
Force of kinetic friction (fk) = (0.1)(9.8√3) = 0.98√3 Newton = 1.69 Newton
Solution :
Object is at rest if wx < fs, object is moving down if wx > fs.
Wx = 9.8 Newton and fs = 3.39 Newton.

(a) net force

∑F = wx – fk = 9.8 – 1.69 = 8.11 Newton

(b) magnitude and direction of acceleration

∑F = m a
8.11 = (2) a
a = 4.05
Magnitude of acceleration = 4.05 m/s2 and direction of acceleration = downward.

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