jee-advanced 2007 Q3

jee-advanced · India · paper1 Forces, equilibrium and resultants
Two particles of mass $m$ each are tied at the ends of a light string of length $2a$. The whole system is kept on a frictionless horizontal surface with the string held tight so that each mass is at a distance '$a$' from the center P (as shown in the figure). Now, the mid-point of the string is pulled vertically upwards with a small but constant force $F$. As a result, the particles move towards each other on the surface. The magnitude of acceleration, when the separation between them becomes $2x$, is
(A) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{a}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}$
(B) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{x}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}$
(C) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{x}{a}$
(D) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}{x}$
Two particles of mass $m$ each are tied at the ends of a light string of length $2a$. The whole system is kept on a frictionless horizontal surface with the string held tight so that each mass is at a distance '$a$' from the center P (as shown in the figure). Now, the mid-point of the string is pulled vertically upwards with a small but constant force $F$. As a result, the particles move towards each other on the surface. The magnitude of acceleration, when the separation between them becomes $2x$, is\\
(A) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{a}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}$\\
(B) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{x}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}$\\
(C) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{x}{a}$\\
(D) $\frac{F}{2m}\frac{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}{x}$