A uniform cube of mass m and side a is placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. A vertical force F is applied to the edge as shown in Fig. Match the following (most appropriate choice):
(a) mg/4 < F mg < /2 (i) Cube will move up.
(b) F > mg/2 (ii) Cube will not exhibit motion.
(c) F > mg (iii) Cube will begin to rotate and slip at A.
(d) F = mg/4 (iv) Normal reaction effectively at a/3 from A, no motion.

A uniform cube of mass m and side a is placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. A vertical force F is applied to the edge as shown in Fig. Match the following (most appropriate choice):
(a) mg/4 < F mg < /2 (i) Cube will move up.
(b) F > mg/2 (ii) Cube will not exhibit motion.
(c) F > mg (iii) Cube will begin to rotate and slip at A.
(d) F = mg/4 (iv) Normal reaction effectively at a/3 from A, no motion.

This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar
Moment of force 1= F (a)….anticlockwise
Moment of weight mg 2=mg (a/2)……. (clockwise)
Cube will not exhibit motion then 1 2
F=mg/2

Cube will rotate when 1 2
F>mg/2
At a/3 from point A then
mg
when F=mg/4 which is less then m
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