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In the arrangement shown in the figure, friction exists only between the two blocks, A and B. The coefficient of static friction μs=0.6 and coefficient of kinetic friction μk=0.4, the masses of the blocks A and B are m1=20 kg and m2=30 kg, respectively. Find the acceleration (in m s-2) of m1, if a force F=150 N is applied, as shown in the figure. [Assume that string and pulleys are massless]

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The correct answer is: 1.5

Let us assume that the two blocks move together, without slipping, relative to each other. The acceleration of the system in that case is

a=Fcos60°m1+m2

a=150×1220+30=1.5 m s-2

In this case, if the frictional force acting between the two blocks is f, then writing the Newton's second law of motion, for the block of mass m1, we get

T-f=m1a

150-f=20×1.5=30

f=120 N

fmax=0.6×200=120 N

Since ffmax, our assumption about the two blocks moving together is correct and hence the acceleration of the blocks is 1.5 m s-2

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