A block of mass 2kgslides down the face of a smooth 45o wedge of mass 9 kg as shown in the figure. The wedge is placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. Determine the acceleration of the wedge.
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a
2m/s2
b
112m/s2
c
1m/s2
d
none of these
answer is C.
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Suppose a is the acceleration of block w.r.t. wedge.For block:N+mAsin45∘=mgcos45∘ .....(i)For wedge: Nsin45∘=MA .......(ii)From (i) and (ii) A=1m/s2
A block of mass 2kgslides down the face of a smooth 45o wedge of mass 9 kg as shown in the figure. The wedge is placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. Determine the acceleration of the wedge.