A 34   m long ladder weighing 10   kg leans on a frictionless wall. Its feet rest on the floor 3…

A 34 m long ladder weighing 10 kg leans on a frictionless wall. Its feet rest on the floor 3 m away from the wall as shown in the figure. If Ff and Fw are the reaction forces of the floor and the wall, then ratio of FwFf will be :
(Use g=10 m s-2.)

  1. 6110
  2. 3113
  3. 3109
  4. 2109

Solution

Applying force balance in vertical direction

N1=mg=100 N

Applying torque balance at the bottom contact point,

mg×32=N2×5N2=Fw=30 N

Applying force balance in horizontal direction

fs=N2=30 N

Net reaction at the floor will be,

Ff=N12+fs2=1002+302=10109 N

Therefore, FwFf=3010109=3109

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (28 Jun Shift 2)

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