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One end of a massless rope, which passes over a massless and frictionless pulley P is tied to a hook C while the other end is free. Maximum tension that the rope can bear is 360 N. With what value of maximum safe acceleration (in `ms^-2`) can a man of 60kg climb down the rope?

A

(a) 16

B

(b) 6

C

(c) 4

D

(d) 8

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The correct Answer is:
C
`mg-T=ma`
`:.` `a=g-T/m=10-360/60=4m//s^2`
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