A rough wooden ramp is inclined to the horizontal at an angle α\alphaα. A crate of mass M M\,M kg is placed on the ramp and is found to be in limiting equilibrium, on the point of sliding down the slope. The coefficient of friction between the crate and the ramp is 0.22.
Find the value of α\alphaα, giving your answer to one decimal place.
The crate is now given a slight push so that it starts moving down the ramp with an initial speed of 0.5 ms−1^{-1}−1. Describe the subsequent motion of the crate, providing a reason for your answer.
87 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 3.4 Forces, covering 3.4.1 Language relating to forces, 3.4.2 Acceleration due to gravity, 3.4.3 Identify forces and draw force diagrams, 3.4.4 Resultant of concurrent forces, 3.4.5 Equilibrium of a particle, 3.4.6 Resolve a force into components (A-level only), 3.4.7 Equilibrium condition for resultant zero (A-level only), 3.4.8 Forces in equilibrium sum to zero (A-level only), 3.4.9 Equations for a particle in equilibrium (A-level only), 3.4.10 Frictional force and normal contact force (A-level only), 3.4.11 Model friction with F ≤ μR (A-level only), and 3.4.12 Apply Newton's Laws to friction problems (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.