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Discussion Forum : Engineering Mechanics - Section 2 (Q.No. 40)
40.
Two bodies of masses m1,and m2 are hung from the ends of a rope, passing oyer a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The acceleration of the string will be
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K YUGANDHAR said:   6 years ago
At Mass m1.
m1g-T=m1a - - - >1.

At Mass m2
T-m2g=m2a.

In this
T= m2a+m2g sub in eq1, and Get a.
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PANKAJ KUMAR said:   9 years ago
ACCORDING TO NEWTON'S SECOND LAW OF MOTION.
(M1 + M2) A = M1G - M2G.
A = (M1G-M2G)/(M1 +M2).
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Manoj said:   1 decade ago
Consider both the masses as FBD separately.

Then equating tensions from both the cases.

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