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Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

A ladder of weight ‘w’ rests against a smooth vertical wall, and rests on rough horizontal ground, the coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground being 1/4. The maximum angle of inclination of the ladder to the vertical, if a man of weight ‘w’ is to walk to the top of it safely, is tan’1 x, where x is___________________?

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics /
A ladder of weight ‘w’ rests against a smooth vertical wall, and rests on rough horizontal ground, the coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground being 1/4. The maximum angle of inclination of the ladder to the vertical, if a man of weight ‘w’ is to walk to the top of it safely, is tan’1 x, where x is___________________?

A. 1/4
B. 1/3
C. 3
D. 4

A ladder of weight ‘w’ rests against a smooth vertical wall, and rests on rough horizontal ground, the coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground being 1/4. The maximum angle of inclination of the ladder to the vertical, if a man of weight ‘w’ is to walk to the top of it safely, is tan’1 x, where x is___________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

A light rope is loaded with many equal weights at equal horizontal intervals. The points of suspension on the rope lie on a_____________________?

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A light rope is loaded with many equal weights at equal horizontal intervals. The points of suspension on the rope lie on a_____________________?

A. parabola(Correct)
B. catenary
C. cycloid
D. ellipse

A light rope is loaded with many equal weights at equal horizontal intervals. The points of suspension on the rope lie on a_____________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is___________________?

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A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is___________________?

A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 1/9
D. 8/9

A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is___________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is_____________________?

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A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is_____________________?

A. 1/4
B. 2/3
C. 3/4
D. 4/3

A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is_____________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration of the body is given by__________________?

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When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration of the body is given by__________________?

A. g
B. gsinG
C. g cos 6
D. g tan 6
where ‘g’ is acceleration due to gravity and 9 is the angle of inclination of surface with the horizontal

When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration of the body is given by__________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

A shell travelling with a horizontal velocity of 100 m/sec explodes and splits into two parts, one of mass 10 kg and the other of 15 kg. The 15 kg mass drops vertically downward with initial velocity of 100 m/sec and the 10 kg mass begins to travel at an angle to the horizontal of tan”1 x, where x is______________________?

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A shell travelling with a horizontal velocity of 100 m/sec explodes and splits into two parts, one of mass 10 kg and the other of 15 kg. The 15 kg mass drops vertically downward with initial velocity of 100 m/sec and the 10 kg mass begins to travel at an angle to the horizontal of tan”1 x, where x is______________________?

A. 3/4
B. 4/5
C. 5/3
D. 3/5(Correct)

A shell travelling with a horizontal velocity of 100 m/sec explodes and splits into two parts, one of mass 10 kg and the other of 15 kg. The 15 kg mass drops vertically downward with initial velocity of 100 m/sec and the 10 kg mass begins to travel at an angle to the horizontal of tan”1 x, where x is______________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

A shell of mass 100 kg travelling with a velocity of 10 m/sec breaks into two equal pieces during an explosion which provides an extra kinetic energy of 20000 Joules. If the pieces continue to move in the same direction as before, then the speed of the faster one must be____________________?

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A shell of mass 100 kg travelling with a velocity of 10 m/sec breaks into two equal pieces during an explosion which provides an extra kinetic energy of 20000 Joules. If the pieces continue to move in the same direction as before, then the speed of the faster one must be____________________?

A. 20 m/sec
B. 30 m/sec(Correct)
C. 40 m/sec
D. 50 m/sec

A shell of mass 100 kg travelling with a velocity of 10 m/sec breaks into two equal pieces during an explosion which provides an extra kinetic energy of 20000 Joules. If the pieces continue to move in the same direction as before, then the speed of the faster one must be____________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics

Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart after 1 second when they move towards each other and are 1 m apart when they move in the same direction. The speeds of the objects are____________________?

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Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart after 1 second when they move towards each other and are 1 m apart when they move in the same direction. The speeds of the objects are____________________?

A. 2 m/sec and 2 m/sec
B. 3 m/sec and 2 m/sec
C. 3 m/sec and 3 m/sec
D. 4 m/sec and 6 m/sec

Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart after 1 second when they move towards each other and are 1 m apart when they move in the same direction. The speeds of the objects are____________________? Read More »

Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics