Question
Question: 80 railway wagons all of same mass 5 × 10<sup>3</sup> kg are pulled by an engine with a force of 4× ...
80 railway wagons all of same mass 5 × 103 kg are pulled by an engine with a force of 4× 105 N. The tension in the coupling between 30th and 31st wagon from the engine is:
A
25 × 104 N
B
20 × 104 N
C
32 × 104 N
D
40 × 104 N
Answer
25 × 104 N
Explanation
Solution
Let mass of a wagon = m
T= 80m50m×F = 8050F=8050(4×105) =25 × 104N