A simple pendulum is set up in a trolley which moves to the right with an acceleration a on a horizontal plane. Then the thread of the pendulum in the mean position makes an angle $$\theta $$ with the vertical [CPMT 1983]

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A simple pendulum is set up in a trolley which moves to the right with an acceleration a on a horizontal plane. Then the thread of the pendulum in the mean position makes an angle $$\theta $$ with the vertical                                    [CPMT 1983]

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$${{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{g}{a}$$ in the backward direction

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$${{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{a}{g}$$ in the forward direction

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$${{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{a}{g}$$ in the backward direction

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$${{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{g}{a}$$ in the forward direction

1.	A simple pendulum is set up in a trolley which moves to the right with an acceleration a on a horizontal plane. Then the thread of the pendulum in the mean position makes an angle \[\theta \] with the vertical [CPMT 1983]
A.	\[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{a}{g}\] in the forward direction
B.	\[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{a}{g}\] in the backward direction
C.	\[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{g}{a}\] in the backward direction
D.	\[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{g}{a}\] in the forward direction
Answer» C. \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{g}{a}\] in the backward direction

A simple pendulum is set up in a trolley which moves to the right with an acceleration a on a horizontal plane. Then the thread of the pendulum in the mean position makes an angle \[\theta \] with the vertical [CPMT 1983]

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