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Three equal weights A,B & C each of mass 2 kg are hanging on a string passing over a fixed frictionless pulley as shown in the figure. The tension in string connecting B and C approximately is

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Zero
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13 N
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3.3 N
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19.6 N
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Solution

The correct option is B 13 N
Let the acceleration of the mass A be 2a in upward direction.
For mass C, resultant force on C=2gT2

2gT2=2a ... (1)
For mass B,2g+T2T1=2a ... (2)
For mass A,T12g=2a ... (3)
Adding (1), (2) and (3),
a=2g6=g3
Tension, T2=2g2a=2g2g3
=4g3=4×9.83=39.23=13 N
(B)

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