a uniform rectangular block has a length twice as large as breadth It is lying on a horizontal plane which is gradually being raised so as to be inclined to the horizontal at an angle theta For what value of theta the block be at a point of topping
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eureka123
·2009-02-06 20:54:41
for toppling........N must shift to the edge....and the edge acts as axis of rotation
torque eqn ::::
mgsinθ(b/2)>mgcosθ(l/2)
=>tanθ>l/b
=>tanθ>2
=>θmin(for toppling)=tan-1(2)