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Two blocks of masses 6 kg and 4 kg are attached to the two ends of a massless string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. If the system is released, the acceleration of the centre of mass of the system will be :

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g, vertical downwards
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g/5, vertical downwards
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g/25, vertical downwards
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zero
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Solution

The correct option is C g/25, vertical downwards
basic formula for atwood machine : acceleration of masses =(m1m2)gm1+m2=(64)g6+4=0.2g
6kg masses is going down and 4kg will go up ,hence acceleration of 4kg can be taken as -ve.
so acceleration of COM=m1a1+m2a2m1+m2=(64)0.2g6+4=0.04g

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