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Q.

A boy wants to climb down a rope. The rope can withstand a maximum tension equal to two-thirds the weight of the boy. If g is the acceleration due to gravity, the minimum acceleration with which the boy should climb down the rope should be 

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a

g3

b

2g3

c

g

d

zero

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Let a be the minimum acceleration with which the boy must climb down the rope. Then mg –T=ma or T=mg-ma is the maximum tension Now,

 T=23mg.Therefore

23mg = mg - ma

Which gives a=g/3

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