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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 $$\theta $$ and angle of friction is $$\varphi $$, the minimum value of P, is

A. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}\sin \left( {\varphi - \theta } \right)}}{{\cos \varphi }}$$

B. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}\sin \left( {\theta - \varphi } \right)}}{{\cos \varphi }}$$

C. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}\cos \left( {\theta + \varphi } \right)}}{{\cos \varphi }}$$

D. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}\sin \theta \cos\left( {\theta - \varphi } \right)}}{{\sin\varphi }}$$

Answer: Option B


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