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The masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected by a massless spring. A force of 200 N acts on the 20 kg mass. At the instant shown, the 10 kg mass has an acceleration of 12ms2, what is the acceleration of 20 kg mass?
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12ms2
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4ms2
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10ms2
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is B 4ms2
When the 10Kg mass has an acc. of 12m/sec2
Then the spring force acting on the body will be =kx=10×12=120N
Now, let the acc. of mass 20Kg =a
So, the equation of motion for 20Kg body is,
200kx=20×a20a=200120=80a=80/20=4m/sec2

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