Main 12 · Advanced 2
Constraint motion and pulleys
- Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 1 kg respectively, are tied to the ends of a string which passes over a light frictionless pulley as shown in the figure below. The masses are held at rest at the same horizontal level and then released. The distance traversed by the centre of mass in 2 s is ________ m. (Take m/s²)
- Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
Three masses kg, kg and kg are suspended from a fixed smooth frictionless pully as shown in the figure below. The value of is ________.
(take m/s²) - Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
A wedge with mass of 10 kg and all frictionless surfaces and the inclined surface making 37° with horizontal. A block with mass 2 kg is placed at the highest point of the wedge as shown in figure is at rest. At wedge () is pulled toward right with constant force () of 24 N. Taking the block at rest at , the time taken by it to slide down 8.8 m on the slope, while is on the move, is ________ s.
(take and m/s²) - Main 2026PhysicsSingle correct
The velocity at which 6 kg mass (shown in figure) strikes the ground when it is released from a height of 6 m above the ground is ________ m/s. Assume pulley is massless and string is light and inextensible. (Take m/s²)
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
In the arrangement shown in figure , , and are the accelerations of masses , , and respectively. Which of the following relation is true for this arrangement ?
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
A system to 10 balls each of mass 2 kg are connected via massless and unstretchable string. The system is allowed to slip over the edge of a smooth table as shown in figure. Tension on the string between the 7 and 8 ball is ______ N when 6 ball just leaves the table.
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
A hanging mass M is connected to a four times bigger mass by using a string-pulley arrangement, as shown in the figure. The bigger mass is placed on a horizontal ice-slab and being pulled by 2 Mg force. In this situation, tension in the string is Mg for x = ______. Neglect mass of the string and friction of the block (bigger mass) with ice slab.
(Given g = acceleration due to gravity)
- Main 2022PhysicsInteger
A uniform disc with mass kg and radius cm is mounted on a fixed horizontal axle as shown in figure. A block with mass kg hangs from a massless cord that is wrapped around the rim of the disc. During the fall of the block, the cord does not slip and there is no friction at the axle. The tension in the cord is ______ N.
(Take ms)
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
A block of mass 40 kg slides over a surface, when a mass of 4 kg is suspended through an inextensible massless string passing over frictionless pulley as shown below.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the surface and block is 0.02. The acceleration of block is. (Given ms.)
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
Three masses M = 100 kg, = 10 kg and = 20 kg are arranged in a system as shown in figure. All the surfaces are frictionless and strings are inextensible and weightless. The pulleys are also weightless and frictionless. A force F is applied on the system so that the mass moves upward with an acceleration of 2 ms. The value of F is :
(Take ms)
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
Two masses and are tied together at the two ends of a light inextensible string that passes over a frictionless pulley. When the mass is twice that of , the acceleration of the system is . When the mass is thrice that of , the acceleration of the system is . The ratio will be :
- Main 2022PhysicsSingle correct
A uniform metal chain of mass m and length 'L' passes over a massless and frictionless pulley. It is released from rest with a part of its length '' is hanging on one side and rest of its length 'L − ' is hanging on the other side of the pully. At a certain point of time, when , the acceleration of the chain is . The value of is ______.
- Advanced 2019PhysicsMultiple correct
A block of mass is attached to a massless spring with spring-constant . This block is connected to two other blocks of masses and using two massless pulleys and strings. The accelerations of the blocks are , and as shown in the figure. The system is released from rest with the spring in its unstretched state. The maximum extension of the spring is . Which of the following option(s) is/are correct?
[ is the acceleration due to gravity. Neglect friction]
- Advanced 2009PhysicsInteger
A light inextensible string that goes over a smooth fixed pulley as shown in the figure connects two blocks of masses 0.36 kg and 0.72 kg. Taking , find the work done (in joules) by the string on the block of mass 0.36 kg during the first second after the system is released from rest.