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JEE Main 2024Laws Of Motion Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

Question

A body of weight is suspended from a tree branch through a chain of mass . The branch pulls the chain by a force equal to (if ) :

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
A300 N

Step-by-step explanation

To determine the force that the branch pulls on the chain, we need to consider the combined weight of the body and the chain, as this is the total force that the branch must support due to gravity.

The weight of the body is given as .

To find the weight of the chain, we use the formula for weight, which is the mass of an object multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity (). The mass of the chain is given as and , so:

The total force that the branch must support is the sum of the weight of the body and the weight of the chain:

Therefore, the branch pulls the chain by a force of , which corresponds to Option A.

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