JEE MAIN - Physics (2021 - 1st September Evening Shift - No. 23)

When a body slides down from rest along a smooth inclined plane making an angle of 30$$^\circ$$ with the horizontal, it takes time T. When the same body slides down from the rest along a rough inclined plane making the same angle and through the same distance, it takes time $$\alpha$$T, where $$\alpha$$ is a constant greater than 1. The co-efficient of friction between the body and the rough plane is $${1 \over {\sqrt x }}\left( {{{{\alpha ^2} - 1} \over {{\alpha ^2}}}} \right)$$ where x = __________.
Answer
3

Explanation

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 1st September Evening Shift Physics - Laws of Motion Question 69 English Explanation 1
On smooth incline

a = g sin30$$^\circ$$

by S = ut + $${1 \over 2}$$at2

S = $${1 \over 2}$$$${g \over 2}$$T2 = $${g \over 4}$$T2 ........ (i)

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 1st September Evening Shift Physics - Laws of Motion Question 69 English Explanation 2
For rough surface,

$$ma = mg\sin 30^\circ - \mu mg\cos 30^\circ $$

$$a = g\sin 30^\circ - \mu g\cos 30^\circ $$

Distance covered by the block on the rough surface in time $$\alpha$$T,

$$s = ut + {1 \over 2}a{t^2}$$

$$s = 0 + {1 \over 2}(g\sin 30^\circ - \mu g\sin 30^\circ ){t^2}$$

$$s = {g \over 4}(1 - \sqrt 3 \mu ){(\alpha T)^2}$$ .... (ii)

Distance covered by the block is same for both the case,

$$ \Rightarrow {g \over 4}(1 - \sqrt 3 \mu ){(\alpha T)^2} = {g \over 4}{T^2}$$ [from Eq. (i) and Eq. (ii)]

$$ \Rightarrow 1 - \sqrt 3 \mu = {1 \over {{\alpha ^2}}} \Rightarrow \mu = \left( {{{{\alpha ^2} - 1} \over {{\alpha ^2}}}} \right){1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$$

Comparing with $$\mu = \left( {{{{\alpha ^2} - 1} \over {{\alpha ^2}}}} \right){1 \over {\sqrt x }}$$

The value of the x = 3.

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