Edexcel M1 2012 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicMotion on a slope

3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{5c908e75-73df-46be-93bb-09dba2cb3b7e-04_432_780_210_584} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} A box of mass 5 kg lies on a rough plane inclined at \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. The box is held in equilibrium by a horizontal force of magnitude 20 N , as shown in Figure 2. The force acts in a vertical plane containing a line of greatest slope of the inclined plane.
The box is in equilibrium and on the point of moving down the plane. The box is modelled as a particle. Find
  1. the magnitude of the normal reaction of the plane on the box,
  2. the coefficient of friction between the box and the plane.