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Two weights w1 and w2 are suspended from the ends of a light string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. If the pulley is pulled up at an acceleration g, the tension in the string will be

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2w1w2w1+w2
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w1w2w1+w2
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w1w22(w1+w2)
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4w1w2w1+w2
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Solution

The correct option is D 4w1w2w1+w2
Given: Acceleration of pulley, ap=g
Let us consider the weight w2 is going downward with an acceleration a.
The effective acceleration due to gravity acting is given by,

geff=g+g=2g

The weight of both the block changes to 2w1 and 2w2
Equating all the forces for m1 vertically, we get,

T2w1=w1ga .....(1)

Similarly for m2, Resolving all the forces,we get,

2w2T=w2ga .....(2)

Dividing (1) by (2), we get,
w1w2=T2w12w2T

2w1w2w1T=w2T2w1w2

4w1w2=T(w1+w2)

T=4w1w2w1+w2
Hence, option (A) is correct

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