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Two wooden blocks of masses M and m are placed on a smooth horizontal surface as shown in figure. If a force P is applied to the system as shown in figure such that the mass m remains stationary with respect to block of mass M, then the magnitude of the force P is:

A

`(M+m) g tan beta`

B

`g tan beta`

C

`mg cos beta`

D

`(M+m) g "cosec"beta`

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B
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