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Grade 11Mechanics

Two very small balls A and B of masses 4 and 5 kg are affixed to the ends of a light inextensible cord that passes through a frictionless ring of radius negligible compared to the length of the cord is fixed at some height above the ground ball A is pulled aside and given a horizontal velocity so that it starts moving on a circular path parallel to the ground keeping ball B in equilibrium as shown speed of the bal A is ____

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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6 Years ago
dear student,
Tcosθ=mAgTcosθ
andT=mBg
⇒ cosθ= mB/mA
⇒ θ=37∘
andmAv2A / r−2sinθ=Tsinθ
⇒vA=3m/s
thank you.