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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Newtons laws of motion
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A block of metal weighing \(2 \,kg\) is resting on a frictionless plane (as shown in figure). It is struck by a jet releasing water at a rate of \(1 \,kgs ^{-1}\) and at a speed of \(10 \,ms ^{-1}\). Then, the initial acceleration of the block, in \(ms ^{-2}\), will be .................

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(C) \(5\)

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\(F =\frac{ dp }{ dt }= v \frac{ dm }{ dt }\)

\(\Rightarrow Ma =10 \times 1\)

\(\Rightarrow 2 a =10\)

\(a =5 \,m / sec ^{2}\)

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