Mathematics · Laws of Motion
Two boxes of masses 2 kg and 8 kg are connected by a massless string passing over smooth pulleys where the 8 kg mass is attached to a movable pulley and is initially at a height of 20 cm above the ground. Calculate the time taken by the box of mass 8 kg to strike the ground starting from rest. (Take g = 10 m s-2)
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- 20.2 s
- 30.34 s
- 40.25 s
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0.4 s
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