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[UPSC IFoS 2022] Conservation Laws (Q8, 15M)

A small block of mass m slides without friction down a wedge-shaped block of mass M and opening angle \alpha as depicted below.

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The wedge-shaped block itself slides along the horizontal frictionless floor along the +\text{ve x-direction}. Find the horizontal acceleration \ddot{\text{X}} = \text{d}^2\text{X}/\text{dt}^2 of the wedge-shaped block by the Lagrangian method and using the displacements \text{X} and \text{S} of the blocks as generalized coordinates.

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