Question

A 2kg block is sitting on a hinged ramp such that you can increase the angle of the incline. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the ramp is 0.67 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.25.

a. What angle do you have to tilt the ramp to get the block to slide?
b. What acceleration does the block experience at this angle when kinetic friction takes over?

Answer 1

θ = 33.8

a = 3.42 m/s²

Step-by-step explanation:

given data

mass m = 2 kg

coefficient of static friction μs = 0.67

coefficient of kinetic friction μk = 0.25

solution

when block start slide

N = mg cosθ .............1

fs = mg sinθ ...............2

now we divide equation 2 by equation 1 we get

`\frsc{fs}{N} = (sin \theta )/(cos \theta )`

`(\mu s N )/(N)` = tanθ

put here value we get

tan θ = 0.67

θ = 33.8

and

when block will slide then we apply newton 2nd law

mg sinθ - fk = ma ...............3

here fk = μk N = μk mg cosθ

so from equation 3 we get

mg sinθ - μk mg cosθ = ma

so a will be

a = (sinθ - μk cosθ)g

put here value and we get

a = (sin33.8 - 0.25 cos33.8) 9.8

a = 3.42 m/s²