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A plumb bob is hung from the ceiling of a train compartment. If the train moves with an acceleration ‘a‘ along a straight horizontal track , the string supporting the bob makes an angle tan−1 (a/g) with the normal to the ceiling. Suppose the train moves on an inclined straight track with uniform velocity. If the angle of incline is tan−1 (a/g), the string again makes the same angle with the normal to the ceiling. Can a person sitting inside the compartment tell by looking at the plumb line whether the train is accelerating on a horizontal straight track or moving on an incline? If yes, how? If not, then suggest a method to do so.

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Answered by prmkulk1978
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A plumb bob is hung from the ceiling of a train compartment.

now Can a person sitting inside the compartment tell by looking at the plumb line whether the train is accelerating on a horizontal straight track or moving on an incline:

No A person sitting inside the compartment cannot  say just by looking at the plumb line whether the train is accelerating on a horizontal straight track or moving on an incline.

Reason : in both the cases the angle that string makes with the normal to the ceiling is same.

When the train is accelerating along the horizontal, the tension in the string is  m√g²+a²;

when it is moving on the inclined plane, the tension is mg. So, by measuring the tension in the string we can differentiate between the two cases.

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Answered by Geniusstark
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No a person sitting in the train will not be able to tell the difference.

But if he measures the tension in the rope, he will notice the difference

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