
In the figure, at the free end of the light string, a force is applied to keep the suspended mass of at rest. Then, the force exerted by the ceiling on the system (assume that the string segments are vertical and the pulleys are light and smooth) is




Important Questions on Newton's Laws of Motion I
A painter is applying force to raise himself and the box with an acceleration of by a massless rope and pulley arrangement as shown in the figure. The mass of the painter is and that of box is . If , then,

A cylinder of mass and radius is resting on two corner edges and , as shown in the figure. The normal reaction at the edges and are (neglect friction)

To paint the side of a building, a painter normally hoists himself up by pulling on the rope , as shown in the figure. The painter and the platform together weigh . The rope above the pulley can withstand . Then,

Suppose you are sitting on an accelerating trolley car.
(i) Find the pseudo force acting on the block of mass placed on the trolley car if the block is placed (or moved) outside the trolley car and an external force acts in the horizontal direction.
(ii) Find the pseudo force acting on the block as viewed by the observer.
(iii) Find the acceleration of the block as seen by the observer.

A man of mass

The block of mass

A force

A car is moving on a plane inclined at
