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Published on: September 12, 2026
As per given figure, a weightless pulley P is attached on a double inclined frictionless surface. The tension in the string (massless) will be (if 
)
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
:
4gsin60°-T = 4a …
T-gsin30° = a ….
Solving and we get
2 
-T = 4T-20
T = 4( 
+ 1) N
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