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Grade 12th PassMechanics

A Monkey of mass m climbs up to a rope hung over a fixed pulley with acceleration g/4. The opposite end of the rope is tied to a block of mass M lying on a rough horizontal plane. The coefficient of friction between the block and horizontal plane is μ. Find the tension in the rope.

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13 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of dipesh agrawal
13 Years ago

The force acting on the body 

F=ma      where a= g/4

F=mg/4

the force of friction acts in the opposite direction with coefficient µ

tension = F-frictional force

          =mg/4-µM