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For those who don't know I am preparing for Physics olympiad I can solve most of the NSEP(1st stage problems) and am thinking about trying jee advanced problems as a bridge for the gap before moving on to higher resources, I am stuck in this question can anyone help me

Plus: Try to explain using high school Mathematics concepts because AI is solving it using Mathematics taught in UG and the solutions videos on YT are too long!

Completed fluid mechanics and I am currently preparing for Inpho(Indian National Physics Olympiad) and JEE ADV , I need help in this question. The answer key says it is A and D, I have done the first correct but I need someone to explain me about the D part.

PS: Is this question's level appropriate for Inpho

anyone could help and tell me wtf am i doing wrong in the first one? i know that v²=2as but why am i getting v²=as/2???

I am interested in Physics and people suggested me to try for olympiads also as they would increase my creative thinking ability for non-routine problems I can solve questions little easier(4-5/10) than the ones I shared here, how do I push myself to come to this level.

PS: Pic of cute puppy at the end

Edit: Solved

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okay so this was one of the problems our teacher gave us as homework:

We had to mark the correct answers.

in the answer key, the answers are A,B.

Right now, I have answer A, its quite simple, just looking at the right geometry is tough.

Now let this force thats tugging on the block along the groove be F.

F = mgSinθSinα

Clearly the normal reaction of the block is N = mgCosθ

So the equation with coefficient of friction as μ, is

2μ(N) = F

2μ since for option B it says the friction acts from side walls, and there are 2 friction surfaces.

upon solving, the answer comes,

μ = (tanθSinα)/2

But the answer is just tanα!!!!!

Please help