Consider the system as shown in the figure. The pulley and the string are light, and all the surfaces are frictionless. The tension in the string is (g=10m/s2).
A
5N
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B
1N
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C
0N
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D
2N
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Solution
The correct option is A5N Draw FBD for mass m1 and m2.
Find the tension in the string.
From FBD of block m1 m1g−T=m1a…(i)
From FBD of block m2 T=m2a…(ii)
By solving equation (i) and (ii),
we get tension,T=5N