fluid mechanics

A block of mass 1kg and density 0.8g/cm3 is held stationary with the help of a string as shown in the figure. the tank is accelerating upwards with an acceleration a=1.0m/s2

find:
the tension in the string
if the string is now cut the acceleration of the block
(take g=10m.s2, density of water = 103kg/m3

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Optimus Prime ·

will anyone solve it????

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gsns gannavarapu ·

hey z tension 9 N??

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Rohan Ghosh ·

applying equation of motion

B-mg-T=ma

where a= accelaration of block
B=buoyant force

further buoyant force=ρaV + ρgV

V= volume of object which can be obtained as V=m/ρobject

we get T

further by cuting the thread the buoyant force is unchanged except that T vanishes

so now anew will be

manew=B-mg

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gsns gannavarapu ·

oops sry forgot mg

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Optimus Prime ·

@gsns u r wrong

and @rohan 2007 u r rite

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metal ·

I'm working with symbols here.
Let mass=m ; density of block= p ; density of water= d;
accln. due to gravity= g; Tension=T ; accln. of tank=a.

Since the block is in equilibrium in the reference frame attached to the tank,

T + m(g+a) = (m/p)d(g+a)
So, T= (m/p)d(g+a) - m(g+a)

When string is cut, net force on the block= T upward.
So accln.=A= (T/m) = (d/p)(g+a)-g upward, with respect to the reference frame attached to the tank.
With respect to the ground reference frame,
accln.= A+a.

Am I correct???

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