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Standard X
Physics
Centripetal Force and Circular Motion
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Question
In the figure shown blocks 'A' and 'B' are kept on a wedge 'C'. A, B and C each have mass m. All surfaces are smooth. Find the acceleration of C.
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Solution
Consider free body diagram for mass A.
There is a pseudo force
m
a
c
acting on the masses A,B if we take reference frame fixed to C.
N
a
+
m
×
a
c
c
o
s
53
0
=
m
g
c
o
s
37
0
N
a
=
m
g
c
o
s
37
0
−
m
a
c
c
o
s
5
3
0
.........(i)
Now consider free body diagram for mass
B,
N
B
=
m
g
c
o
s
53
0
+
m
a
c
c
o
s
37
0
.......(ii)
Consider the wedge C.
The net horizontal force on the wedge =
N
a
c
o
s
5
3
0
−
N
b
c
o
s
3
7
0
Substitute the values of
N
a
,
N
b
Thus,
(
m
g
c
o
s
3
7
0
−
m
a
c
c
o
s
5
3
0
)
c
o
s
5
3
0
−
(
m
g
c
o
s
5
3
0
+
m
a
c
c
o
s
3
7
0
)
c
o
s
3
7
0
=
m
a
c
Therefore,
m
a
c
(
1
+
c
o
s
2
5
3
0
+
c
o
s
2
3
7
0
)
=
m
g
(
c
o
s
3
7
0
c
o
s
5
3
0
−
c
o
s
5
3
0
c
o
s
3
7
0
)
Thus,
m
a
c
=
0
or
a
c
=
0
Thus the acc of wedge C is
0
.
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