1.2.11 · Physics › Newton's Laws & Dynamics
Ek inclined plane basically gravity ka tilted version hai. Gravity ek block ko "seedha zameen mein" kheenchne ke bajaye, ab uska ek hissa block ko slope ke saath neeche kheenchta hai (jisse woh slide karta hai) aur doosra hissa usse slope mein andar dabata hai (jo normal force aur friction create karta hai). Hamara poora kaam hai ki gravity ko do perpendicular pieces mein split karo jo slope ke aligned hon. Baaki sab khud aa jaata hai.
Intuition Aisi axes chuno jo motion se match karti hon
Flat ground par hum horizontal/vertical axes use karte hain. Slope par, block incline ke saath move karta hai , horizontally nahi. Agar hum flat axes rakhein, toh motion aur normal force dono ke x AUR y components hote hain — bahut messy. Isliye hum apna coordinate system rotate karte hain taaki:
x -axis slope ke neeche point kare (possible sliding ki direction),
y -axis slope ke perpendicular point kare (normal force ki direction).
Ab N purely y -axis par hai, aur acceleration purely x -axis par. Sirf gravity ko split karna padta hai.
Maano incline horizontal se θ angle banata hai. Weight W = m g seedha neeche point karta hai. Hum isse new (tilted) axes ke along resolve karte hain.
θ dobara m g aur perpendicular ke beech kyun aata hai?
Base par slope angle θ , weight vector aur normal direction ke beech ke angle ke barabar hai — kyunki dono angles mutually perpendicular lines se bane hain (slope ⟂ normal, vertical ⟂ horizontal). Jab do angles ki saari sides mutually perpendicular hon, toh woh equal hote hain.
Intuition Yeh accelerate kyun karta hai
Along-slope pull ko kuch nahi rokta, isliye block slope ke neeche accelerate karna padta hai. Perpendicular direction mein koi motion nahi, isliye wahan forces cancel ho jaate hain.
Newton ka 2nd law, axis by axis:
Perpendicular (y ): koi acceleration nahi ⇒ N − m g cos θ = 0
N = m g cos θ
Along slope (x ): m g sin θ = ma
a = g sin θ
a = g sin θ itna sundar kyun hai
Mass cancel ho jaata hai. Ek pankh aur ek boulder frictionless slope par same acceleration se slide karte hain (bilkul free fall ki tarah, sin θ se scale karke). Incline gravity ka ek "diluted" version hai — yeh tumhein g ko slow motion mein study karne deta hai.
Definition Friction force
Friction slope ke along, relative motion (ya tendency) ko oppose karte hue kaam karta hai. Uski maximum static value aur kinetic value:
f s ma x = μ s N , f k = μ k N
N = m g cos θ ke saath, friction is baat par depend karta hai ki block slope mein kitna zyada dabta hai.
Slope pull m g sin θ motion start karne ki koshish karta hai; static friction f s apni max μ s m g cos θ tak resist karta hai. Block ruka rehta hai jab tak
m g sin θ ≤ μ s m g cos θ ⇒ tan θ ≤ μ s
Kinetic friction slope ke upar kaam karta hai (downward motion ko oppose karta hai):
Along slope: m g sin θ − f k = ma , with f k = μ k m g cos θ :
ma = m g sin θ − μ k m g cos θ
a = g ( sin θ − μ k cos θ )
Frictionless a = g sin θ se compare karo: friction μ k g cos θ subtract karta hai . Agar sin θ < μ k cos θ (matlab tan θ < μ k ) toh yeh "negative" hoga — iska matlab hai ki kinetic friction block ko actually reverse nahi kar sakta; iska matlab bas yeh hai ki woh kabhi move hi nahi hua (jo 2a se consistent hai).
Worked example Worked: 2 kg block,
θ = 30° , μ k = 0.20 , g = 9.8
N pehle kyun nikaalein? Friction ko N chahiye.
N = m g cos θ = 2 ( 9.8 ) cos 30° = 16.97 N .
Yeh step kyun? Ab a mein plug karo:
a = g ( sin θ − μ k cos θ ) = 9.8 ( 0.5 − 0.2 × 0.866 ) = 9.8 ( 0.5 − 0.173 ) = 3.20 m/s 2 slope ke neeche. ✓ (frictionless 4.9 se kam, jaise expect kiya tha.)
Worked example Worked: Angle of repose
Ek coin ek book se tab slide hona shuru hoti hai jab book ko 26.6° tak tilt kiya jaata hai. μ s nikalo.
Yeh kyun kaam karta hai: slip angle par tan θ c = μ s .
μ s = tan 26.6° ≈ 0.50 . Yeh step kyun? Koi mass/length nahi chahiye — sirf angle. ✓
Worked example Worked: Block ko slope ke UPAR push karna
Force F slope ke upar lagao; block upar move karta hai. Ab dono gravity-component aur friction slope ke neeche point karte hain (friction upward motion ko oppose karta hai).
F − m g sin θ − μ k m g cos θ = ma
Dono negative kyun? Upar jaate waqt, "natural" tendency (gravity) neeche ki taraf hai AUR friction motion ko resist karta hai jo upar ki taraf hai ⇒ friction neeche ki taraf hai. Dono tumhare khilaaf hain.
Common mistake Steel-man: "
N hamesha m g ke barabar hai"
Kyun sahi lagta hai: Flat tables par saalon se N = m g hai, toh brain usse hard-wire kar leta hai.
Kyun galat hai: Slope par sirf gravity ka perpendicular part surface mein dabta hai. Slope normal force ke roop mein weight ka kam hissa "carry" karta hai.
Fix: Hamesha project karo. N = m g cos θ . Dhyan do N < m g kisi bhi tilt par, aur vertical wall par N → 0 .
Common mistake Steel-man:
sin aur cos swap karna
Kyun sahi lagta hai: Dono "bas trig" hain, pressure mein flip karna aasaan hai.
Kyun galat hai aur fix: Limit test use karo. θ → 0 (flat) par, koi sliding force nahi honi chahiye, isliye along-slope term vanish hona chahiye ⇒ yeh sin use karta hai (kyunki sin 0 = 0 ). Normal force m g ke equal honi chahiye ⇒ yeh cos use karta hai (kyunki cos 0 = 1 ). Letters nahi, limits yaad karo.
Common mistake Steel-man: bhool jaana ki friction kisi bhi direction mein point kar sakta hai
Kyun sahi lagta hai: "Friction hamesha peeche ki taraf point karta hai."
Fix: Friction actual ya impending relative motion ko oppose karta hai. Neeche slide karna ⇒ friction upar. Upar push karna ⇒ friction neeche. Ek block gentle slope par static raha ⇒ friction upar point karta hai usse hold karne ke liye.
Recall Feynman: 12-saal ke bacche ko explain karo
Ek toy car ko ramp par imagine karo. Gravity hamesha seedha neeche kheenchti hai, lekin ramp car ko seedha neeche nahi jaane deta — woh sirf ramp ke along roll kar sakti hai. Toh gravity ki pull "share" ho jaati hai: thodi si car ko neeche roll karaati hai (m g sin θ ), aur baaki car ko ramp par dabati hai (m g cos θ ). Friction car aur ramp ke beech chhoti sticky hooks ki tarah hai — jitna zyada car dabti hai, utna zyada woh pakad leti hain. Ramp ko zyada zyada steep karo, aur ek special angle par "roll-down" share finally sticky hooks ko haar deta hai, aur car achanak slide karne lagti hai. Woh angle tumhein exactly batata hai ramp kitna sticky hai!
"S lope ko S ine milta hai; C rush ko C osine milta hai."
Woh force jo isse S lide karaata hai = m g S sin θ . Woh force jo surface mein C rush karti hai (normal) = m g C cos θ .
Incline par hum gravity ko kaun se do pieces mein split karte hain? Along-slope m g sin θ (sliding cause karta hai) aur perpendicular m g cos θ (normal force se balance hota hai).
Inclined plane par axes rotate kyun karte hain? Taaki N ek axis par ho aur acceleration doosre par; sirf gravity ko resolve karna padta hai — kaafi simpler.
Angle θ ke frictionless incline par normal force? N = m g cos θ (m g se kam).
Frictionless incline ke neeche acceleration? a = g sin θ (mass cancel ho jaata hai).
a = g sin θ mein mass kyun cancel hota hai?Driving force aur inertia dono m ke proportional hain, isliye woh divide ho jaata hai — jaise free fall mein.
Block ke rest mein rehne ki condition (static)? tan θ ≤ μ s , yaani m g sin θ ≤ μ s m g cos θ .
Angle of repose kya hai aur uska formula kya hai? Woh tilt angle jis par sliding abhi shuru hoti hai; tan θ c = μ s .
Rough incline par slide karte block ki acceleration? a = g ( sin θ − μ k cos θ ) .
Jab block neeche slide kare toh kinetic friction ki direction? Slope ke upar (downward motion ko oppose karta hai).
Rough slope par block ko UPAR push karte waqt force F ke saath equation? F − m g sin θ − μ k m g cos θ = ma (gravity aur friction dono downhill).
Sin/cos swap se bachne ka limit test? θ = 0 par: sliding force = 0 ⇒ sin ; normal = m g ⇒ cos .
no friction, drives motion
net = mg sin theta minus f
Tilt axes to match motion
Frictionless: a = g sin theta
Mass-independent acceleration