Ques. 1JEE Main 2024, 27 January (Morning Shift)
A train is moving with a speed of 12 m/s on rails which are 1.5 m apart. To negotiate a curve of radius 400 m, the height by which the outer rail should be raised with respect to the inner rail is (Given, g=10 m/s2) :
- 6.0 cm
- 5.4 cm
- 4.8 cm
- 4.2 cm
Answer
(2) 5.4 cm
Solution
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Banking without side thrust: = v2rg
is small, = hd
h= v2drg= 122 1.5400 10
=0.054 m=5.4 cm
Answer: (2)