Two rectangular blocks of masses 40   kg and 60   kg are connected by a string and kept on a…

Two rectangular blocks of masses 40 kg and 60 kg are connected by a string and kept on a frictionless horizontal table. If a force of 1000 N is applied on 60 kg block away from 40 kg block, then the tension in string is
  1. 450 N
  2. 400 N
  3. 350 N
  4. 500 N

Solution

Acceleration of the combined system,

a=1000100=10 m s-2.

Now for the left block we can write,

T=ma=40×10=400 N

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (04 Jul Shift 1)

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