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A bob weighing 50 gram hangs vertically at the end of a string 50 cm 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?
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19.57 cm
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13.87 cm
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17.57 cm
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27.57 cm
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Solution

The correct option is C 17.57 cm
Here, m=50 gram; F=20 gf. 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=0.4 tanθ=CBOC=0.4=tan21o48
so θ=21o48
In OCB,sin21o48=CBOB
or CB=OBsin21o48
=50×0.3714=17.57 cm

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