A block of mass m₂ = 39 kg on a horizontal surface is connected to a mass m₂ = 16.7 kg that hangs vertically as shown in the figure below. The two blocks are connected by a string of negligible mass passing over a frictionless pulley. The coefficient of kinetic friction between m, and the horizontal surface is 0.23. m₁ m₂ (a) What is the magnitude of the acceleration (in m/s2) of the hanging mass? m/s² (b) Determine the magnitude of the tension (in N) in the cord above the hanging mass. N

A block of mass m₂ = 39 kg on a horizontal surface is connected to a mass m₂ = 16.7 kg that hangs vertically as shown in the figure below. The two blocks are connected by a string of negligible mass passing over a frictionless pulley. The coefficient of kinetic friction between m, and the horizontal surface is 0.23. m₁ m₂ (a) What is the magnitude of the acceleration (in m/s2) of the hanging mass? m/s² (b) Determine the magnitude of the tension (in N) in the cord above the hanging mass. N

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= 39 kg on a horizontal surface is connected to a mass m₂ = 16.7 kg that hangs vertically as shown in the figure below. The two blocks are connected by a string of negligible mass passing over a frictionless pulley. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between m₁ and the horizontal surface is 0.23.
m₂
(a) What is the magnitude of the acceleration (in m/s²) of the hanging mass?
m/s²
(b) Determine the magnitude of the tension (in N) in the cord above the hanging mass.

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