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JEE Main 201419 AprilOnline
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2014
Date
19 April
Mode
Online
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Laws of Motion

JEE Main 2014 · 19 April · Online · Physics · Laws of Motion

A heavy box is to be dragged along a rough horizontal floor. To do...

A heavy box is to be dragged along a rough horizontal floor. To do so, the person AA pushes it at an angle 30°30 ° from the horizontal and requires a minimum force FA{F}_{A}, while the person BB pulls the box at an angle 60°60 ° from the horizontal and needs minimum force FB{F}_{B}. If the coefficient of friction between the box and the floor is 35\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{5}, the ratio FAFB\dfrac{{F}_{A}}{{F}_{B}} isA heavy box is to be dragged along a rough horizontal floor. To do so, the person A pushes it at an angle 30 ° from the

Options

  1. A32\sqrt{\dfrac{3}{2}}
  2. B23\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}
  3. C3\sqrt{3}
  4. D53\dfrac{5}{\sqrt{3}}

Correct answer

B. 23\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}

Step-by-step solution

FAcos⁡30°=μ(mg+FAsin⁡30°){F}_{A}\cos 30 ° = \mu\left(mg + {F}_{A}\sin 30 °\right)

FBcos⁡60°=μ(mg−FBsin⁡60°){F}_{B}\cos 60 ° = \mu\left(mg - {F}_{B}\sin 60 °\right)

FA(cos⁡30°−μsin30°)=\mumg{F}_{A}\left(\cos 30 ° - \mu sin30 °\right) = \mumg

FB(cos⁡60°+μsin60°)=\mumg{F}_{B}\left(\cos 60 ° + \mu sin60 °\right) = \mumg

Divide the equation,

we get,

⇒FAFB=\mumg/(cos⁡30°−μsin30°)\mumg/(cos⁡60°+μsin60°)=23⇒ \dfrac{{F}_{A}}{{F}_{B}} = \dfrac{\mumg / \left(\cos 30 ° - \mu sin 30 °\right)}{\mumg / \left(\cos 60 ° + \mu sin 60 °\right)} = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}
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