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A rough vertical board has an acceleration 'a' such that a 2 kg block pressing against it does not fall. What should be the coefficient of friction between the block and the board?

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a

> a/g

b

<g/a

c

>g/a

d

= g/a

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

In order to balance the block, upward friction force between board and block will balance the weight of the block. This means that weight should be less than maximmum value of friction.

mg<μR where R represents 

normal reaction from the board.
We will go in accelerated board's frame to solve this problem.
Therefore, by concept of pseudo force R = ma (see FBD for details).
 from concept of static friction mg<μmaμ>ga 

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