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Pseudo force
Question

A small block of mass m rests on a smooth wedge of angle θ . With what horizontal acceleration ‘a’ should the wedge be pulled, as shown in Fig., so that the block falls freely?

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Solution

 

mgcosθ=masinθa=gcotθ

When it will loose the contact it becomes a freely falling body i.e., normal reaction will be zero.

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