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Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 are connected by a light, inextensible string, which passes over a frictionless pulley. If the pulley is moving upward with uniform acceleration g, then the tension in the string is


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Solution

The correct option is A


When the system accelerates upwards, the effective value of acceleration due to gravity is given by

f' = g + a = g + g = 2g


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