Question

`In the figure shown m= 1 kg M = 36 kg and all surfaces are smooth.If g=10 ms 2 find the acceleration of M in ms 2.GM M`​

Answer 1

Answer:

The only forces acting on blocks are 100N and 40N, all three blocks will be travelling with same acceleration.

F

1

−F

2

=m

total

a

100−40=20a⇒a=3m/s

2

The net forces on each block can be calculated using relation F

net

=ma

F

net

A=m

A

×a=18N

F

net

B=m

B

×a=12N

F

net

B=m C×a=30N