Physics · 2024
JEE Main · 6 April 2024, Shift 1 · Q32
A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m_1 and m_2 (where m_2>m_1 ). If the acceleration of the system is…
A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses $\displaystyle m_1$ and $\displaystyle m_2$ (where $\displaystyle m_2>m_1$ ). If the acceleration of the system is $\displaystyle \frac{g}{\sqrt{2}}$, then the ratio of the masses $\displaystyle \frac{m_1}{m_2}$ is:
Official answer
From NTA’s final answer key for this paper.
(1)
$\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{2}-1}{\sqrt{2}+1}$
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