Two blocks of masses and are connected by a light inextensible string passing over a smooth pulley at the top of a smooth inclined plane of angle . lies on the incline and hangs vertically. If the system is in equilibrium, what is the ratio ?
sinθ
cosθ
1/sinθ
1/cosθ
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