Rope on a table .....

A uniform rope lies on a table that part of it lays over. The rope begins to slide when the length of hanging part is 25% of entire length. Then the coefficient of friction between rope and table is ?


The answer is 0.33.

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1 solution

Since the rope is uniform, the mass of the rope is proportional to it's length. Using the friction equation, we know that :

f = N μ = m 1 g μ f = N \cdot \mu = m_{1}g \cdot \mu

The rope begins to slide when the mass of the hanging rope is 25% the total mass of the rope thus :

f = w f = w

m 1 g μ = m 2 g m_{1}g \cdot \mu = m_{2}g

3 4 M g μ = 1 4 M g \frac{3}{4}Mg \cdot \mu = \frac{1}{4}Mg

3 4 μ = 1 4 \frac{3}{4} \cdot \mu = \frac{1}{4}

μ = 1 3 = 0.33 \mu = \frac{1}{3} = \boxed{0.33}

Details and assumptions : m 1 m_{1} is the mass of the rope that is on the table; m 2 m_{2} is the mass of the rope that is hanging on the side; M M is the total mass of the rope

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