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In a rotor, a hollow vertical cylindrical structure rotates about its axis and a person rests against the inner wall. At a particular speed, the floor below the person is removed and the person hangs resting against the wall without any floor. If the radius of the rotor is 2 m and the coefficient of static friction between the wall and the person is 0.2, find the minimum speed (in m s-1) of any point the wall at which the floor may be removed. Take g = 10 m s-2.

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The correct answer is: 10
The situation is shown in the diagram



When the floor is removed, the forces on the person are

(1) weight mg downward

(2) normal force N due to the wall, towards the centre

(3) frictional force fs, parallel to the wall, upward.

The person is moving in a circle with a uniform speed, so its acceleration is v2r towards the centre.

Newton's law for the horizontal direction (2nd law) and for the vertical direction (1st law) give

                      N = mv2/r                        ...(i)

and                fs = mg.                            ...(ii)

​For the minimum speed when the floor may be removed, the friction is limiting one and so equals μsN. This gives

                   μsN = mg

or, μ s mv 2 r = mg using (i)

or,v=rgμs=2 m×10 m/s20.2=10 m s-1

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