The upper rope tension is100g because of the100 kg hanging mass. It supports the middle pulley, which is pulled down by two equal tensions T, so2T=100g and T=50g. Thus m₁=50 kg. The lower movable pulley has two upward tensions T, giving m₂g=2T=100g. Therefore A.
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