Two masses of 5 kg and 3 kg are suspended with help of massless inextensible strings as shown in the figure. Calculate and when whole system is going upwards with acceleration = 2 m/s2.
We know that the whole system is going up with acceleration,
In all parts of the string, tension is equal and opposite.
The forces acting on mass m1 –
The forces acting on mass m2 –
=3 (9.8 + 2)
=3(11.8)
= 35.4
Now,
= 35.4 + 59
Thus,