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Connected Bodies & Pulleys

A block of mass m is placed on a smooth inclined wedge ABC of inclination θ\theta as shown in the figure. The wedge is given an acceleration ‘a’ towards the right. The relation between a and θ\theta for the block to remain stationary on the wedge is

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Answer: (d)

Nmgθaθ
  1. On a smooth wedge only mgmg and the normal force NN act on the block; the block must move with the wedge at acceleration aa to the right.
  2. Horizontal: Nsin⁡θ=maN\sin\theta = ma. Vertical: Ncos⁡θ=mgN\cos\theta = mg.
  3. Divide: tan⁡θ=ag⇒a=gtan⁡θ\tan\theta = \dfrac{a}{g} \Rightarrow a = g\tan\theta.
  4. So the answer is (d).
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