OCR MEI M1 2008 June — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicPulley systems

5 Boxes A and B slide on a smooth, horizontal plane. Box A has a mass of 4 kg and box B a mass of 5 kg . They are connected by a light, inextensible, horizontal wire. Horizontal forces of 9 N and 135 N act on A and B in the directions shown in Fig. 5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{170edb27-324e-44df-8dc1-7d8fbad680fe-3_91_913_1959_616} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 5}
\end{figure} Calculate the tension in the wire joining the boxes.