JEE Main 20265 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 5 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Laws of Motion
JEE Main 2026 · 5 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Laws of Motion
A wedge Y with mass of 10 kg and all frictionless surfaces and the...
A wedge with mass of kg and all frictionless surfaces and the inclined surface making with horizontal. A block with mass kg is placed at the highest point of the wedge as shown in figure is at rest. At wedge is pulled toward right with constant force of N. Taking the block at rest at , the time taken by it to slide down m on the slope, while is on the move, is _____ s.
(take and m/s)

(take and m/s)
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Horizontal acceleration of the wedge (assuming the block and wedge move together horizontally):
Working in the non-inertial frame of the wedge, the block experiences a pseudo force directed opposite to the wedge's acceleration. The components along the incline are:
Component of gravity down the incline:
Component of pseudo force up the incline:
Net relative acceleration of the block down the incline:
Using and :
Time taken to slide a distance of along the incline, starting from rest:
Hence, the required time is .
Working in the non-inertial frame of the wedge, the block experiences a pseudo force directed opposite to the wedge's acceleration. The components along the incline are:
Component of gravity down the incline:
Component of pseudo force up the incline:
Net relative acceleration of the block down the incline:
Using and :
Time taken to slide a distance of along the incline, starting from rest:
Hence, the required time is .