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Newton's laws of motion
Question

A rope of negligible mass passes over a pulley of negligible mass attached to the ceiling, as shown in figure. One end of the rope is held by Student A of mass 70 kg, who is at rest on the floor. The opposite end of the rope is held by Student B of mass 60 kg, who is suspended at rest above the floor. The minimum acceleration a0 with which the Student B should climb up the rope to lift the Student A upward off the floor. 

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Solution

For student A to just lift off the floor, tension T in string must be greater than or equal to 700 N.
The F.B.D. of student B is
Applying Newton's second law

Tmg=ma700600=6aor a=53m/s2

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