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A uniform rod of length 200 cm and mass 500 g is balanced on a wedge placed at 40 cm mark. A mass of 2 kg is suspended from the rod at 20 cm and another unknown mass m is suspended from the rod at 160 cm mark as shown in the figure. Find the value of m such that the rod is in equilibrium. (g=10 m s-2

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Options:
  • A 12 kg
  • B 13 kg
  • C 112 kg
  • D 16 kg
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 112 kg

Balancing torque about the wedge, we get

2g×20=0.5g×60+mg×120

2=1.5+6m

m=0.56=112 kg

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