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Two-Body Friction

Two blocks ( PP and QQ) with respectively masses 2 kg and 1.5 kg are joined by a massless thread. These blocks are mounted on a frictionless pully which is fixed on the edge of a cube (S)(S), as shown in the figure below. Block PP is positioned on the top surface which has no friction and block QQ is in contact with side-surface, having coefficient friction μ\mu. The cube ( SS) moves towards the right with acceleration of g2\frac{g}{2}, where gg is gravitational acceleration. During this movement the block PP and QQ remain stationary. The value of μ\mu is ______ (take g=10 m/s2g = 10\text{ m/s}^{2})

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Answer: (b)

cube faceQT = 10 Nfmg = 15 NNm g/2
  1. In the cube's frame, a pseudo force mg2m\frac{g}{2} acts to the left on each block.
  2. P (smooth top): T=2×5=10T = 2 \times 5 = 10 N
  3. Q: pseudo force presses it on the side face, N=1.5×5=7.5N = 1.5 \times 5 = 7.5 N.
  4. Vertical on Q: T+f=mg⇒f=15−10=5T + f = mg \Rightarrow f = 15 - 10 = 5 N (upward)
  5. μ≥fN=57.5=0.67\mu \ge \frac{f}{N} = \frac{5}{7.5} = 0.67, so the answer is (b).
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