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A body is hanging from a rigid support by an inextensible string of length l . It is struck inelastically by an identical body of mass m with horizontal velocity v=(2gL), the tension in the string increases just after the striking by

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mg
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3mg
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2mg
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A 2mg
Conserving momentum,
Let velocity after striking be v.
2mv=m(2gL)
v=gl
extra tension will be due to 2mv2L
which is equal to 2mg.

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