A 10 kg block is placed on top of a 40 kg block as shown in figure. A horizontal force F acting on B causes an acceleration of 2 ms-2 to B. For this situation, mark out the correct statement(s).
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a
The acceleration of A may be 2 ms-2 or less than 2 ms-2
b
The acceleration of A must also be 2 ms-2
c
The coefficient of friction between the blocks may be 0.2.
d
The coefficient of friction between the blocks must be 0.2 only.
answer is A.
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For the 40 kg block, 100 - f = 40×2 ⇒f = 20 N If the blocks move together without any relative motion between them, then a1 = 2 m/s2 and in this case fl >20 N ⇒μ×10×10 >20 ⇒μ>0.2If a1