Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 are hung from the ends of a rope, passing over a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The acceleration of the string will be
A. $$\frac{{{\text{g}}\left( {{{\text{m}}_1} - {{\text{m}}_2}} \right)}}{{{{\text{m}}_1} + {{\text{m}}_2}}}$$
B. $$\frac{{2{\text{g}}\left( {{{\text{m}}_1} - {{\text{m}}_2}} \right)}}{{{{\text{m}}_1} + {{\text{m}}_2}}}$$
C. $$\frac{{{\text{g}}\left( {{{\text{m}}_1} + {{\text{m}}_2}} \right)}}{{{{\text{m}}_1} - {{\text{m}}_2}}}$$
D. $$\frac{{2{\text{g}}\left( {{{\text{m}}_1} + {{\text{m}}_2}} \right)}}{{{{\text{m}}_1} - {{\text{m}}_2}}}$$
Answer: Option A
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The resultant of two equal forces P making an angle $$\theta ,$$ is given by
A. $$2{\text{P}}\sin \frac{\theta }{2}$$
B. $$2{\text{P}}\cos \frac{\theta }{2}$$
C. $$2{\text{P}}\tan \frac{\theta }{2}$$
D. $$2{\text{P}}\cot \frac{\theta }{2}$$
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
If a number of forces are acting at a point, their resultant is given by
A. $${\left( {\sum {\text{V}} } \right)^2} + {\left( {\sum {\text{H}} } \right)^2}$$
B. $$\sqrt {{{\left( {\sum {\text{V}} } \right)}^2} + {{\left( {\sum {\text{H}} } \right)}^2}} $$
C. $${\left( {\sum {\text{V}} } \right)^2} + {\left( {\sum {\text{H}} } \right)^2} + 2\left( {\sum {\text{V}} } \right)\left( {\sum {\text{H}} } \right)$$
D. $$\sqrt {{{\left( {\sum {\text{V}} } \right)}^2} + {{\left( {\sum {\text{H}} } \right)}^2} + 2\left( {\sum {\text{V}} } \right)\left( {\sum {\text{H}} } \right)} $$
A. $${\text{a}} = \frac{\alpha }{{\text{r}}}$$
B. $${\text{a}} = \alpha {\text{r}}$$
C. $${\text{a}} = \frac{{\text{r}}}{\alpha }$$
D. None of these
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