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QJEEM25Ph9e9f: JEE Main 2025 Physics - Class 11 JEEM25Ph9e9f Solution: A car of mass ' ' moves on a banked road having radius ' ' and…

A car of mass ' mm ' moves on a banked road having radius ' rr ' and banking angle θ\theta . To avoid slipping from banked road, the maximum permissible speed of the car is v0v_0 . The coefficient of friction μ\mu between the wheels of the car and the banked road is

Multiple Choice Options

  • A μ=v02+rgtan⁡θrg+v02tan⁡θ\mu=\frac{v_0^2+r g \tan \theta}{r g+v_0^2 \tan \theta}
  • B μ=v02−rgtan⁡θrg−vo2tan⁡θ\mu=\frac{v_0^2-r g \tan \theta}{\mathrm{rg}-\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{o}}^2 \tan \theta}
  • C μ=v02−rgtan⁡θrg+v02tan⁡θ\mu=\frac{v_0^2-r g \tan \theta}{r g+v_0^2 \tan \theta}
  • D μ=vo2+rgtan⁡θrg−vo2tan⁡θ\mu=\frac{v_o^2+r g \tan \theta}{r g-v_o^2 \tan \theta}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

Ncos⁡θ−μNsin⁡θ=mgN \cos\theta - \mu N \sin\theta = mg

Nsin⁡θ+μNcos⁡θ=mv02rN \sin\theta + \mu N \cos\theta = \frac{mv_0^2}{r}

Dividing the second equation by the first gives

v02r=g(sin⁡θ+μcos⁡θ)cos⁡θ−μsin⁡θ.\frac{v_0^2}{r} = \frac{g\left(\sin\theta + \mu \cos\theta\right)}{\cos\theta - \mu \sin\theta}.

Multiplying both sides by cos⁡θ−μsin⁡θ\cos\theta - \mu\sin\theta leads to

v02r(cos⁡θ−μsin⁡θ)=g(sin⁡θ+μcos⁡θ).\frac{v_0^2}{r}(\cos\theta - \mu \sin\theta) = g(\sin\theta + \mu \cos\theta).

Expanding and grouping the terms with μ\mu :

v02rcos⁡θ−gsin⁡θ=μ(v02rsin⁡θ+gcos⁡θ).\frac{v_0^2}{r}\cos\theta - g\sin\theta = \mu\left(\frac{v_0^2}{r}\sin\theta + g\cos\theta\right).

Thus, solving for μ\mu :

μ=v02rcos⁡θ−gsin⁡θv02rsin⁡θ+gcos⁡θ.\mu = \frac{\frac{v_0^2}{r}\cos\theta - g\sin\theta}{\frac{v_0^2}{r}\sin\theta + g\cos\theta}.

Multiplying the numerator and the denominator by rr gives

μ=v02cos⁡θ−rgsin⁡θv02sin⁡θ+rgcos⁡θ.\mu = \frac{v_0^2\cos\theta - rg\sin\theta}{v_0^2\sin\theta + rg\cos\theta}.

Dividing both the numerator and denominator by cos⁡θ\cos\theta (assuming cos⁡θ≠0\cos\theta \neq 0 ):

μ=v02−rgtan⁡θv02tan⁡θ+rg.\mu = \frac{v_0^2 - rg\tan\theta}{v_0^2\tan\theta + rg}.

This result matches the expression

μ=v02−rg tan⁡θrg+v02 tan⁡θ.\mu=\frac{v_0^2 - rg\,\tan\theta}{rg + v_0^2\,\tan\theta}.

Thus, the correct answer is:

Option C

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