Question

One end of massless rope, which passes over a massless and frictionless pulley $P$ is tied to a hook while the other is free. Maximum tension the rope bear is $360 \,N$. With what value of maximum safe acceleration (in $ms ^{-2}$ ) can a man of $60\, kg$ climb on the rope ?

• A. 16
• B. 6
• C. 4
• D. 8

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

4

Answer 2

The free body diagram of the person can be drawn as