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Question 18M.1.SL.TZ2.8

Date	May 2018	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 1]	Reference code	18M.1.SL.TZ2.8
Level	SL	Paper	1	Time zone	TZ2
Command term		Question number	8	Adapted from	N/A

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18M.1.SL.TZ2.8

A weight W is tied to a trolley of mass M by a light string passing over a frictionless pulley. The trolley has an acceleration a on a frictionless table. The acceleration due to gravity is g.

M18/4/PHYSI/SPM/ENG/TZ2/08

What is W ?

A. $\frac{{Mag}}{{(g - a)}}$

B. $\frac{{Mag}}{{(g + a)}}$

C. $\frac{{Ma}}{{(g - a)}}$

D. $\frac{{Ma}}{{(g + a)}}$

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