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  • An open tank containing liquid is made to move from rest with a uniform acceleration. The angle 0 which the free surface of liquid makes with the horizontal is such that (where a = Horizontal acceleration of the tank, and g = Acceleration due to gravity)


  • Options
  • A. tan ? = a/g
  • B. tan ? = 2 a/g
  • C. tan ? = a/2g
  • D. tan ? = a2/2g

  • Correct Answer
  • tan ? = a/g 


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