Question

A force of 5 N produces an acceleration of 8 ms -2 on a mass m 1 and an acceleration of 24 ms -2 on a mass m 2 . What acceleration would the same force provide if both the masses are tied together?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Given,

Force = 5N

Accleration = 8m/s^2

Mass (m1) = 5/8 = 0.625kg

Force = 5N

Accleration = 24m/s^2

Mass (m2) = 5/24 = 0.2083333kg

To find:-

Accleration when both masses are tied together

If both the masses are tied together = 0.625+0.2083333 = 0.83333kg

Accleration = 5/0.83333

= 6m/s^2.