A block of weight $W$ rests on a horizontal floor with coefficient of static friction $\mu .$ It is desired to make the block move by applying minimum amount of force. The angle $\theta $ from the horizontal at which the force should be applied and magnitude of the force $F$ are respectively.

  • [AIEEE 2012]
  • A

    $\theta \, = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\,(\mu ),\,\,F = \frac{{\mu W}}{{\sqrt {1 + {\mu ^2}} }}$

  • B

    $\theta \, = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\left( {\frac{1}{\mu }} \right),\,\,F = \frac{{\mu W}}{{\sqrt {1 + {\mu ^2}} }}$

  • C

    $\theta \, = 0,\,\,F = \mu W$

  • D

    $\theta \, = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\left( {\frac{\mu }{{1 + \mu }}} \right),\,\,F = \frac{{\mu W}}{{1 + \mu }}$

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