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A block of mass 3 kg which is on a smooth inclined plane making an angle of 300 to the horizontal is connected by a cord passing over a light frictionless pulley to a second block of mass 2 kg hanging vertically. What is the acceleration of each block and what is the tension of the cord?

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a

1.47 m/s2; 4.9N

b

1.98 m/s2; 19.6N

c

0.98 m/s2; 17.6N

d

0.49 m/s2; 9.8N

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

For 3kg block , m2g-T=m2a

for 2kg block, T-m1gsin30°=m1a

a=m1g-m2gsin30°m1+m2=2×9.81-3×9.81×0.52+3=0.981 m/s2

using the value of a, we get T=17.6N

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