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Transcribed Image Text:## Coupled Blocks
Two blocks of mass \( m_1 = 2 \, \text{kg} \) and \( m_2 = 2 \, \text{kg} \) on a horizontal surface, connected by a string, are being pulled by another string which is attached to a mass \( m_3 = 1 \, \text{kg} \) hanging over a pulley. Neglect friction and the masses of the pulleys and strings.
**Tasks:**
(a) Sketch a free-body diagram for **each mass** (three total), showing all of the forces acting on each block.
(b) Calculate the acceleration of each mass and the tension in each string.
**Diagram Explanation:**
The diagram depicts two blocks, \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \), on a flat horizontal surface connected by a string. A string is pulling these blocks over a pulley, with the mass \( m_3 \) hanging vertically. Tension in the strings is denoted as \( T_1 \) between blocks \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \), and \( T_2 \) between block \( m_2 \) and the hanging mass \( m_3 \).
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