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A small block starts sliding down an inclined plane forming an angle α with the horizontal. The friction coefficient depends on the distance x covered by block as μ=bx where b is a constant. Find its maximum speed during sliding

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a

bcosαgsin2α

b

gsin2αbcosα

c

gcos2αbsinα

d

bsinαgcos2α

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

a=gsinαμgcosα

a=vdvdx

v=2gx  sinαbgx2cosα.......(1)

Velocity is maximum when acceleration is zero.

Put a=0 and μ=bx   gsinαμgcosα=0x=tanαb

Using eqn (1),

vmax=gsin2αbcosα

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A small block starts sliding down an inclined plane forming an angle α with the horizontal. The friction coefficient depends on the distance x covered by block as μ=bx where b is a constant. Find its maximum speed during sliding