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A plank with a box on it at one end is gradually raised about the other end. As the angle of inclination with the horizontal reaches 3030^\circ, the box starts to slip and slides 4.0 m4.0 \text{ m} down the plank in 4.0 s4.0 \text{ s}. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the box and the plank will be, respectively:

A

0.6 and 0.6

B

0.6 and 0.5

C

0.5 and 0.6

D

0.4 and 0.3

Step-by-Step Solution

  1. Coefficient of Static Friction (μs\mu_s): The box just begins to slip when the angle of inclination reaches the angle of repose, θ=30\theta = 30^\circ. At this point, the maximum static friction balances the component of weight down the plane (mgsinθ=μsmgcosθmg \sin\theta = \mu_s mg \cos\theta). μs=tanθ=tan30=130.577\mu_s = \tan\theta = \tan 30^\circ = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \approx 0.577 Rounding to one decimal place, μs0.6\mu_s \approx 0.6. (Reference: NCERT Class 11, Physics Part I, Sec 5.9, Example 4.8).

  2. Coefficient of Kinetic Friction (μk\mu_k): Once the box starts sliding, it covers a distance s=4.0 ms = 4.0 \text{ m} in time t=4.0 st = 4.0 \text{ s} starting from rest (u=0u = 0). Using the kinematic equation s=ut+12at2s = ut + \frac{1}{2}at^2 [NCERT Class 11, Physics Part I, Sec 3.6, Eq 2.9b]: 4.0=0+12a(4.0)2    4.0=8a    a=0.5 m/s24.0 = 0 + \frac{1}{2}a(4.0)^2 \implies 4.0 = 8a \implies a = 0.5 \text{ m/s}^2

  3. Dynamic Equation: The net force acting down the plane is gravity minus kinetic friction: ma=mgsinθμkmgcosθma = mg \sin\theta - \mu_k mg \cos\theta a=g(sin30μkcos30)a = g(\sin 30^\circ - \mu_k \cos 30^\circ) Taking g=10 m/s2g = 10 \text{ m/s}^2: 0.5=10(0.5μk×0.866)0.5 = 10(0.5 - \mu_k \times 0.866) 0.05=0.50.866μk0.05 = 0.5 - 0.866 \mu_k 0.866μk=0.450.866 \mu_k = 0.45 μk=0.450.8660.519\mu_k = \frac{0.45}{0.866} \approx 0.519 Rounding to one decimal place, μk0.5\mu_k \approx 0.5.

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