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Two smooth cylindrical bars weighing W each, lie next to each other in contact. A similar third bar is placed over the two bars as shown in figure. Neglecting friction, the minimum horizontal force on each lower bar necessary to keep them together is


A
W2
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W
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W3
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D
W23
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Solution

The correct option is D W23


Weight of the cylinder placed on the top is balanced by the vertical component of normal reaction acting on it from both the cylinders below.
The free body diagram of top cylinder is given as


2Ncos30o=W
N=W3

For the cylinders lying on the ground:
Nsin30o=F
or W3×12=F
or F=W23

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