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A person wishes to slide down a rope whose breaking load is `3/5` of the weight of the person Minimum acceleration by which the person should slide down without breaking the rope is:

A

`0.8 g`

B

`1.2 g`

C

`0.6 g`

D

`0.4 g`

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The correct Answer is:
D
`T=m(g-a)`
`3/5 mg=m(g-a)`
`3/5 g=g-a`
`a=2/5g=0.4 g`
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