A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m₁ and m₂ (vertically). If the acceleration of the system is g/8, then the ratio of the masses is

Laws of Motion: JEE Main 2002 Physics question

JEE Main 2002 · Annual, Paper 1 · Q7565

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A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses

{m_1}

and

{m_2}

(vertically). If the acceleration of the system is

g/8

, then the ratio of the masses is

JEE Main 2002 · Annual, Paper 1 · Q7565

JEE Main 2002Annual, Paper 1PhysicsMediumLaws of Motion70× since 2002

A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses

{m_1}

and

{m_2}

(vertically). If the acceleration of the system is

g/8

, then the ratio of the masses is