AQA M1 2009 June — Question 8

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicNewton's laws and connected particles

8 The diagram shows a block, of mass 20 kg , being pulled along a rough horizontal surface by a rope inclined at an angle of \(30 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c022c936-72bc-4cf9-8f98-285f12c1d479-16_323_1194_411_424} The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is \(\mu\). Model the block as a particle which slides on the surface.
  1. If the tension in the rope is 60 newtons, the block moves at a constant speed.
    1. Show that the magnitude of the normal reaction force acting on the block is 166 N .
    2. Find \(\mu\).
  2. If the rope remains at the same angle and the block accelerates at \(0.8 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 2 }\), find the tension in the rope. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c022c936-72bc-4cf9-8f98-285f12c1d479-18_2488_1719_219_150}
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