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JEE Main 6 April 2024, Shift 2, Physics Q34

Question 34 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 4 of 30, Section A.

A body of weight 200 N is suspended from a tree branch through a chain of mass 10 kg. The branch pulls the chain by a force equal to (if

g=10\ \mathrm{m/s^2}

) :

(1)200 N
(2)100 N
(3)300 NOfficial answer
(4)150 N

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Laws of Motion
Topic: Newton's Laws of Motion
Idea tested: Static Tension in a Massive String

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