Question

A wet bar of soap slides down a ramp 9.2 m long inclined at 8.0∘ .

Answer 1

Answer:

The time taken by the bar to reach the bottom t=4.886s

Given:

Displacement of the bar S=9.2m

Angle of inclination $\theta=8.0^{\circ}$

Coefficient of friction factor $\mu k=0.056$

To find:

How long it takes to reach the bottom ‘t’

Step by Step Explanation:

Solution:

We know that the formula for weight of the soap bar is given as

$F_{g}=m g \sin \theta$

The frictional force acting on this soap bar is determined by

$F_{f}=\mu m g \cos \theta$

To determine the constant acceleration of the bar, we derive as

$F=m a$

Here $F=F_{g}-F_{f}$ and thus

$F_{g}-F_{f}=m a$$m g \sin \theta-\mu m g \cos \theta=m a$

$a=g \sin \theta-\mu g \cos \theta$

Where$F_{g}$=Force imparted due to weight

$F_{f}$=Frictional Force

m=Mass of the bar

g=Acceleration due to gravity

a=Acceleration of the bar

$\sin \theta$ and $\cos \theta$ are the angles involved in the system

If the bar starts from the rest

Equations of motion involved in calculating the displacement of the bar is given as

$s=\frac{1}{2} a t^{2}$, From this

 $a t^{2}=2 s$

$t^{2}=\frac{2 s}{a}$

$t=\sqrt{\frac{2 s}{a}}$

Where s= displacement or length moved by the bar

a=Acceleration of the bar

t=Time taken to reach bottom

Substitute all the known values in the above equation we get

$t=\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 9.2}{a}}$ and we know that

$a=g \sin \theta-\mu g \cos \theta$

$=9.8 \times \sin 8.0-0.056 \times 9.8 \times \cos 8.0$

$=1.364-0.543$

$a=0.821$

$t=\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 9.2}{0.821}}$

$t=\sqrt{\frac{19.6}{0.821}}$

$t=\sqrt{23.87332}$

t=4.886s

Result:

Thus the time taken by the bar to reach the bottom is t=4.886s