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Two blocks A and B of equal masses m kg are suspended with the help of ideal pulleys and string arrangement as shown in figure. Then acceleration (in m/s2) of mass B will be:


A
g3 m/s2
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5g3 m/s2
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4g3 m/s2
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D
2g5 m/s2
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Solution

The correct option is D 2g5 m/s2

Assume block A is moving upwards with acceleration aA and block B is moving downwards with acceleration aB.

Suppose aP is the acceleration of the pulley.
Then, using string constraint relations, aP=aA and
aBaPaP=aB2aP=0aB=2aP
i.e aB=2aA

Differentiating w.r.t time twice ,we get relation between accelerations:
aB= 2aA=2a (taking aA=a)

Applying Newton's 2nd on blocks A and B respectively in direction of acceleration.

2Tmg=ma.................(i)
mgT=m×(2a)= 2ma...(ii)

From Eq.(i) and (ii):
a=g5 m/s2
aB=2a=2g5 m/s2

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