Atwood Machine · CAP 2010 #Q2

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A mass m1m_1 rests on a frictionless surface. It is attached to mass m2m_2 by a light string which passes over a massless, frictionless pulley, as shown in the figure. The system is released from rest. The initial acceleration aa of m2m_2 is given by a) a=ga=g; b) a=m2(m1+m2)ga = \frac{m_2}{(m_1+m_2)} g; c) a=(m2−m1)g(m1+m2)a=\frac{(m_2-m_1)g}{(m_1+m_2)}; d) a=m1(m1+m2)ga= \frac{m_1}{(m_1+m_2)} g. [Figure: Shows mass m₁ on horizontal surface connected by string over pulley to hanging mass m₂]

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