CAIE M1 2008 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2008
SessionNovember
TopicMotion on a slope

2 A block of mass 20 kg is at rest on a plane inclined at \(10 ^ { \circ }\) to the horizontal. A force acts on the block parallel to a line of greatest slope of the plane. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.32 . Find the least magnitude of the force necessary to move the block,
  1. given that the force acts up the plane,
  2. given instead that the force acts down the plane.