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Grade 11Mechanics

THREE IDENTICAL HOLES EACH OF AREA a ARE DRILLED ON THE CURVED SURFACE OF A CYLINDRICAL TANK SUCH THAT THEY FORM A EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM. THE TANK IS KEPT OVER A FRICTIONLESS HORIZONTAL SURFACE AND IS FILLED WITH WATER UPTO A HEIGHT H BY PLUGGING THE HOLES. IF A IS THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE CYLINDER (A>>a), THE INITIAL ACCELERATION OF THE TANK, WHEN THE THREE HOLES ARE UNPLUGGED SIMULTANEOUSLY IS a) 0 b) 2ag/A c) (3ag^(3/2))/A d) (2ag*3^(1/2))/A

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14 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

Dear Aritra,

Purely from symmetry alone it is obvious that acceleration is zero.

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