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Connected bodies
Question

Two identical blocks each of mass “M” are tied to the ends of a string and the string is laid over a smooth fixed pulley. Initially the masses are held at rest at the same level. What fraction of mass must be removed from one block and added to the other , so that it has an acceleration of 1/ 5th of the acceleration due to gravity

Moderate
Solution

F=ma,a=m1m2m1+m2g

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