Ladder against a wall: friction and equilibrium
A person climbs a ladder; find the wall reaction, floor friction and the smallest safe angle with the three equilibrium conditions.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 6. Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion |
| NCERT section | 6.7 |
| Level | NEET level |
| Time | about 14 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: ladder · equilibrium · friction · torque
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