MHT CET · Physics · Laws of Motion
The angel of banking ' \(\theta\) ' for a meter gauge railway line is \(\theta=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{20}\right)\). What is the elevation of the outer rail above the inner rail?
- A 20 cm
- B 10 cm
- C 0.2 cm
- D 5 cm
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(D) 5 cm
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\(\begin{aligned} & \tan \theta=\frac{1}{20}=\frac{\mathrm{h}}{1} \\ & \therefore \mathrm{h}=\frac{1}{20} \mathrm{~m}=0.05=5 \mathrm{~cm}\end{aligned}\)
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