ntQ. A smooth wedge A is fitted in a chamber hanging from a fixed ceiling near the earth's surface. A block B placed at the top of the wedge takes time T to slide down the length of the wedge and the cable supporting the chamber is broken at the same instant, the block will ben nt(a) take a longer time T to slide down the wedgen nt(b) take a time shorter than T to slide down the wedgen nt(c) remain at the top of the wedgen nt(d) jump off the wedgen

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Q. A smooth wedge A is fitted in a chamber hanging from a fixed ceiling near the earth's surface. A block B placed at the top of the wedge takes time T to slide down the length of the wedge. If the block is placed at the top of the wedge and the cable supporting the chamber is broken at the same instant, the block will
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(b) take a time shorter than time T to slide down the wedge

(d) Jump off the wedge.

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