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A block of mass m sits on the top of a block of mass 2m which sits on a table. The coefficient of kinetic friction between all surface is μ = 1 . A massless string is connected to each mass and wraps halfway around a massless pulley, as shown. Assume that you pull on the pulley with a force of 6mg. The acceleration of your hand is -

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Options:
  • A g2
  • B 2g
  • C 5g4
  • D 4g5
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The correct answer is: 5g4

The free body diagrams are :



F1 is force of friction between blocks

F2 is force of friction between block and ground

Making FBD of pulley



Since pulley is light

T=F2=3mg

Let blocks move together with common acceleration a

a=6mg-F23m=6mg-3mg3m=g

then for upper block

T-F1=ma3mg-F1=mgF1=2mg

but F1 should be less than fmax=μmg

So, our assumption of no relative motion b/w blocks is incorrect that means there is relative motion

  F1 is kinetic =μmg

am=3mg-μmgm2gtoward sright

a2m=3mg+μmg-3μmg2m=g2toward sright

acceleration of pulley = accelerated of hand

ap=am+a2m2=2g+g22=5g4toward sright

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