Wedge interference — UPSC Physics Optional IFoS 2022 Paper I

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

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.