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Edexcel A level Maths A model for friction

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1. A box is at rest on a rough horizontal floor. A horizontal force of 400 N acts on the box
and the box is on the point of moving. The coefficient of friction between the box and the
floor is 0.65. Calculate the weight of the box. [3]

2. In the system below, the coefficient of friction between the block and the table is 0.2.
T1 T2
5 kg

2 kg 10 kg

Find the acceleration of the system and the tensions T1 and T2. [8]

3. A small object of mass 4 kg is placed on a plane inclined at 25⁰ to the horizontal. It is held
in place by a light inextensible string that is parallel to the plane, passes over a smooth
pulley and is attached to a sphere of mass m kg which hangs freely as shown in the
diagram.

(a) Rishi models the system with the modelling assumption that the plane is smooth.
Calculate the value of m for the system to be in equilibrium. [3]

(b) Rishi finds that the system is in equilibrium when the mass of the sphere is 2.8 kg.
He improves his model by modelling the plane as rough with coefficient of friction μ
between the object and the plane. Find the range of values in which μ must lie. [5]

4. The diagram shows a mass of 50 kg on a slope which makes an angle of 30° with the
horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the mass and the slope is 0.25. You may
assume that the mass does not tip up.
T

20°

50 kg

Find the magnitude of the force T if

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(a) the mass is about to move down the slope [5]


(b) the mass is accelerating at 5 ms-2 up the slope. [5]

5. George pulls a crate of mass M kg across a rough horizontal floor using a light
inextensigle string which makes an angle  to the horizontal. The coefficient of fricton
between the floor and the box is  . The acceleration of the box across the floor is a m s-2.
George models the situation assuming that there are no other resistive forces.
M (a + g )
(a) Show that T, the tension in the string is given by T = . [7]
( cos +  sin  )
(b) George knows that when M = 40, θ = 20 and T = 220, the box is on the point of
moving. Use the expression from part (a) to calculate a value of μ. [3]

Total 39 marks

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