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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Laws of Motion

Two rectangular blocks of masses 40 kg and 60 kg are connected by a string and kept on a frictionless horizontal table. If a force of 1000 N is applied on 60 kg block away from 40 kg block, then the tension in string is

  1. A 450 N
  2. B 400 N
  3. C 350 N
  4. D 500 N
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Correct Answer

(B) 400 N

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Detailed explanation

Acceleration of the combined system,a=1000100=10 m s-2.Now for the left block we can write,T=ma=40×10=400 N