Two masses 
and 
are connected by a massless and inextensible string passing over a massless and frictionless pulley. The acceleration of the center of mass of the system is:
A
B
.
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Let the tension in the string be T.
from eq. (i) and (ii), we get
… (iii)
Acceleration of the center of mass is
… (iv)
Put the value of a from equ. (iii)
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