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Grade 11Mechanics

In the figure calculate velocity of the block B if block A has a velocity of 4m/s

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Profile image of Varun R Gowda
8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Devansh Kaushik
8 Years ago
In the figure, the block A is having a velocity of 4m/s. There is no relation between the lower block and friction. The string makes an angle 37° with the horizontal. Thus the velocity of the Block B will be breakdown into its components i.e. sine component and cosine component. The cosine component will act along horizontal direction. Therefor the horizontal velocity of the block will be v(horizontal) = v cos37° = 4 x 0.765 = 3.06 ~ 3m/s