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A particle slides down on a smooth incline of inclination $30^{\circ}$, fixed in an elevator going up with an acceleration $2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$. The box of incline has a length 4 m . The time taken by the particle to reach the bottom will be

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Options:
  • A $\frac{8}{9} \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~s}$
  • B $\frac{9}{8} \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~s}$
  • C $\frac{4}{3} \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} \mathrm{~s}$
  • D $\frac{3}{4} \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} \mathrm{~s}$
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The correct answer is: $\frac{4}{3} \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} \mathrm{~s}$

In the frame of elevator,
$a=$ acceleration of the particle with respect to the elevator
$\begin{aligned} \therefore \quad m \sin 30(g+2) & =m a \\ a & =(g+2) \sin 30^{\circ} \\ & =(10+2) \cdot \frac{1}{2} \\ & =6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\end{aligned}$
$\therefore$ The distance travelled by the particle from the top to the bottom,
$\begin{aligned} d & =\frac{4}{\cos 30^{\circ}}=\frac{4}{\sqrt{3} / 2}=\frac{8 \sqrt{3}}{3} \mathrm{~m} \\ \text { Using } s & =u t+\frac{1}{2} a t^2,\end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} & & \frac{8 \sqrt{3}}{3} & =0 \times t+\frac{1}{2} 6 t^2 \\ \Rightarrow & & t^2 & =\frac{16 \sqrt{3}}{3 \times 6} \\ \therefore & & t & =\frac{4}{3} \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} \mathrm{~s}\end{aligned}$

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