Curioustab

Home » Mechanical Engineering » Engineering Mechanics

The minimum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is

W sin θ
W cos θ
W tan θ
none of these

Correct Answer: W tan θ

← Previous Question Next Question→

More Questions from Engineering Mechanics

The acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by
The potential energy of a vertically raised body is __________ the kinetic energy of a vertically falling body.
If three forces acting at a point are represented in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle, taken in order, then the forces are in equilibrium.
A machine having an efficiency less than 50%, is known as
The loss of kinetic energy during elastic impact is zero.
Newton's second law motion __________ a relation between force and mass of a moving body.
Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base (b) and height (h) about an axis through its base, is
If a given force (or a given system of forces) acting on a body __________ the position of the body, but keeps it in equilibrium, then its effect is to produce internal stress in the body.
If u1 and u2 are the velocities of two moving bodies in the same direction before impact and v1 and v2 are their velocities after impact, then coefficient of restitution is given by
Concurrent forces are those forces whose lines of action

Discussion & Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Join Discussion