Gujarati
Hindi
4-1.Newton's Laws of Motion
easy

A block of mass $M$ is at rest on a plane surface inclined at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal. The magnitude of force exerted by the plane on the block is

A$M g \cos \theta$
B$M g \tan \theta$
C$M g \sin \theta$
D$M g$
(KVPY-2009)

Solution

(a)
Weight of mass $M$ can be resolved into components parallel and perpendicular to inclined plane as shown below.
Force of block on incline is $M g \cos \theta$, so force exerted by block on mass $M$ is
$M g \cos \theta$ directed perpendicularly up the plane.
Standard 11
Physics

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