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JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 1, Physics Q36

Question 36 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 6 of 30, Section A.

A block of mass 10 kg starts sliding on a surface with an initial velocity of

9.8\ \mathrm{ms^{-1}}

. The coefficient of friction between the surface and block is 0.5. The distance covered by the block before coming to rest is : [use

g=9.8\ \mathrm{ms^{-2}}

]

(1)4.9 m
(2)9.8 mOfficial answer
(3)12.5 m
(4)19.6 m

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key (2022 Session 1).

Chapter: Laws of Motion
Topic: Friction
Idea tested: Stopping Distance with Friction

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.