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Find acceleration and tension in the string when two bodies are connected by a string over a pulley.

Important Questions on Laws of Motion

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A balloon with mass m is descending down with an acceleration a (where a<g). How much mass should be removed from it so that it starts moving up with an acceleration a?
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A rope of length L and uniform linear density is hanging from the ceiling. A transverse wave pulse, generated close to the free end of the rope, travels upwards through the rope. Select the correct option.
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A body of weight W1 is suspended from the ceiling of a room through a chain of weight W2. The ceiling pulls the chain by a force
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Two blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are connected by a massless and inextensible string. The whole system is suspended by a massless spring as shown in figure. The magnitudes of acceleration of A and B immediately after the string is cut, are respectively
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Two boxes of unequal masses M and mM>m are resting on a smooth ground touching each other. Calculate the forces of contact, when the two are pushed first from one side and then from the other.
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On a smooth table two blocks are placed two blocks in contact. A horizontal force of  5 N is applied on the 20 kg block as shown. If this force is applied on the other side of 10 kg block, The force with which  20 kg block will press the 10 kg block is _____ N (up to two decimal places)

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Three objects of the same mass m are tied as shown with an inextensible string. Find out the tension between A,  B and B,C.

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Three blocks are connected as shown and are on a horizontal smooth table. They are pulled to the right with a force F=50 N, If m1=5kg, m2=10kg and m3=15 kg. Calculate the tension T1 and T2.

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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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The pulley arrangements in Figure are identical. The mass of the rope is negligible. If m is lifted up by pulling the other end of the rope with a constant downward force F=2 mg. Is the acceleration of m the same in both cases ?

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Particles A and B, of masses 0.4 kg and 0.1 kg, respectively, are attached to the ends of a light inextensible string. Particle A sits on a rough horizontal table and the string passes over a small smooth pulley at the edge of the table.

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The system is released from rest and particle B descends 1 m in 2 s

Particle B is now on the floor. Particle A continues until it comes to rest, without having reached the pulley.

Find the total distance travelled by particle A.

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In the given figure three blocks are connected by strings. Masses of blocks are  m, 3m and 5m respectively and they are pulled by force F on a frictionless horizontal surface. The tension P in the first string is 16 N.  Calculate tension Q in the second string.

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A roller of mass 500 kg is attached by a light horizontal chain to a tractor of mass 1000 kg. The backward force of friction exerted by the ground is 1000 N. If the system has a forward acceleration of 2.5 ms-2, calculate the tension in the chain.

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Two masses 8kg, 12 kg are connected by an inextensible string over a frictionless pulley. Find the Acceleration of the bodies and the tension in the string.

 

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Two blocks A and B of masses m &2m respectively are held at rest such that the spring is in natural length. Find out the accelerations of
blocks A and B respectively just after release (pulley, string and spring are massless).

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HARD

System shown in Fig. 7.64 is in equilibrium and at rest. The spring and the string are massless, now the string is cut. The acceleration of mass 2 m and m just after the string is cut will be

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The pulley arrangement shown in the figure, the mass of the rope is negligible. Find the acceleration of mass m in terms of acceleration due to gravity.

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A block of metal of mass 2 kg on a horizontal table is attached to a mass of 0.45 kg by a light string passing over a frictionless pulley at the edge of the table.The block is subjected to a horizontal force by allowing the 0.45 kg mass to fall. The coefficient of sliding friction between the block and table is 0.2. Calculate the distance (in metres) the block would continue to move if, after 2 seconds of motion, the string should break. (g=10 m/s2)

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On a smooth horizontal surface a block A of mass 10 kg is kept. On this block a second block B of mass 5 kg is kept. The coefficient of friction between the two blocks is 0.4. A horizontal force of 30 N is applied on the lower block as shown. The force of friction between the blocks is 

(g=10 m/s2)

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The system shown in figure is in equilibrium and at rest. The spring and the string are massless, now the string is cut. The acceleration of mass 2 m and m just after the string is cut will be

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