A bob weighing 50 gram hangs vertically at the end of a string 50cm long. If 20 gram force is applied horizontally, by how much distance the bob is pulled aside from its initial position when it reaches it equilibrium position?
A
19.57cm
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B
13.87cm
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C
17.57cm
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D
27.57cm
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Solution
The correct option is C17.57cm Here, m=50 gram; F=20gf. Let the bob be in equilibrium when it is at location B Fig.2(c).17. Then FCB=mgOC=TBO or CBOC=Fmg=20×98050×980=0.4tanθ=CBOC=0.4=tan21o48 so θ=21o48 In △OCB,sin21o48=CBOB or CB=OBsin21o48 =50×0.3714=17.57cm