A bucket tied to a string is lowered at a constant acceleration of g/4. If the mass of the bucket is m and is lowered by a distance d, the work done by the string on bucket will be:(assume the string to be massless, acceleration due to gravity =g)
A
14mgd
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B
−34mgd
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C
−43mgd
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D
43mgd
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Solution
The correct option is B−34mgd Let tension in string be T, then work done by tension =−Td