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A body of weight w placed on an inclined plane is acted upon by a force P parallel to the plane which causes the body just to move up the plane. If the angle of inclination of the plane is θ and angle of friction is φ, the minimum value of P, is

a.

A

b.

B

c.

C

d.

D

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Answer: (b).B

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