Section: Solid Mechanics | Type: NAT | Marks: 2
A steel ball of mass 𝑚 = 10 kg is suspended from the ceiling of a moving carriage by two inextensible strings making 60° with the horizontal as shown. The carriage has an acceleration 𝑎 such that the tension in the string on the right is double the tension in the string on the left. Take the acceleration due to gravity (g) as 10 m/s2. The acceleration 𝑎 (in m/s2) is______(rounded off to one decimal place).
Answer: 1.8 to 2.0