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Grade 11Mechanics

Will the the tension in string T1 be equal to the tension in string T2 (if not what is the relation)????
Also what will be the velocities or accleration of the two masses in the above setup????????

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Profile image of Suyash Verma
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Tension would be same as the string assumed is unifrom and same attached for both blocks.
Drwaing both separately FBDs and solving eqns. we get,
For M block,
Mg –  T = Ma.............(1)
and for m block in horizontal and vertical direction ,
Tcos37 = ma..........(2)
solving both eqns. we get,
T  = 5mMg/(4M +  5m) N
a = 4Mg/(4M+5) m/s^2.
Profile image of Ankit Jaiswal
9 Years ago
Hi Suyash ,i think this might helpTension would be same as the string assumed is uniform and same attached for both blocks.Drawing both separately free body diagrams and solving equations. we get,For M block,Mg – T = Ma.............(1)and for m block in horizontal and vertical direction ,Tcos37 = ma..........(2)solving both eqns. we get,T = 5mMg/(4M + 5m) Na = 4Mg/(4M+5) m/s^2.