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In the figure shown, the frictional coefficient between the table and the block is 0.2. Find the ratio of tensions in the right and the left strings.

A

0.725

B

34:12

C

2:3

D

3:2

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`150-T_(2)=15a " "...(i)`
`T_(2)-T_(1)-muN=5a " " ...(ii)`
`T_(1)-50=5a " " ...(iii)`
`100-muN=25a`
`impliesa=90/25=19/5`
From(i)
`150-T_(2)=15 xx 18/5impliesT_(2)=150-54`
`T_(2)=96N`
`From(iii)`
`T_(1)-50=5aimpliesT_(1)=50+18/5=68`
`:.T_(1)/T_(2)=68/96=34/48=17/24`
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