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Two Masses, M1 and M2, Connected by a Massless String

Question 52

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  Two masses, m<sub>1</sub> and m<sub>2</sub>, connected by a massless string, are accelerated uniformly on a frictionless surface as shown. The ratio of the tensions   <sub>1</sub>/   <sub>2</sub> is given by A)  m<sub>1</sub>/m<sub>2 </sub> B)  m<sub>2</sub>/m<sub>1 </sub> C)  (m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>) /m<sub>2 </sub> D)  m<sub>1</sub>/(m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>)  E)  m<sub>2</sub>/(m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>) Two masses, m1 and m2, connected by a massless string, are accelerated uniformly on a frictionless surface as shown. The ratio of the tensions   Two masses, m<sub>1</sub> and m<sub>2</sub>, connected by a massless string, are accelerated uniformly on a frictionless surface as shown. The ratio of the tensions   <sub>1</sub>/   <sub>2</sub> is given by A)  m<sub>1</sub>/m<sub>2 </sub> B)  m<sub>2</sub>/m<sub>1 </sub> C)  (m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>) /m<sub>2 </sub> D)  m<sub>1</sub>/(m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>)  E)  m<sub>2</sub>/(m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>) 1/   Two masses, m<sub>1</sub> and m<sub>2</sub>, connected by a massless string, are accelerated uniformly on a frictionless surface as shown. The ratio of the tensions   <sub>1</sub>/   <sub>2</sub> is given by A)  m<sub>1</sub>/m<sub>2 </sub> B)  m<sub>2</sub>/m<sub>1 </sub> C)  (m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>) /m<sub>2 </sub> D)  m<sub>1</sub>/(m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>)  E)  m<sub>2</sub>/(m<sub>1</sub> + m<sub>2</sub>) 2 is given by


A) m1/m2
B) m2/m1
C) (m1 + m2) /m2
D) m1/(m1 + m2)
E) m2/(m1 + m2)

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