An aluminum block of mass m, = 4.20 kg and a copper block of mass m, = 8.30 kg are connected by a light string over a frictionless pulley. They sit on a steel surface as shown in the figure below, where e = 32.5°. (See this table for the appropriate coefficients of friction). Aluminum Copper Steel (a) When they are released from rest, will they start to move? O Yes O No (b) If the blocks move, determine the magnitude of their acceleration. (If the blocks do not move, enter 0.) |m/s² (c) If the blocks move, determine the magnitude of the tension in the string. (If the blocks do not move, enter 0.)

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An aluminum block of mass m, = 4.20 kg and a copper block of mass m, = 8.30 kg are connected by a light string over a frictionless pulley. They sit on a steel surface as shown in the figure below, where e = 32.5°. (See this table for the appropriate coefficients of
friction).
Aluminum
Copper
Steel
(a) When they are released from rest, will they start to move?
O Yes
O No
(b) If the blocks move, determine the magnitude of their acceleration. (If the blocks do not move, enter 0.)
|m/s²
(c) If the blocks move, determine the magnitude of the tension in the string. (If the blocks do not move, enter 0.)
Transcribed Image Text:An aluminum block of mass m, = 4.20 kg and a copper block of mass m, = 8.30 kg are connected by a light string over a frictionless pulley. They sit on a steel surface as shown in the figure below, where e = 32.5°. (See this table for the appropriate coefficients of friction). Aluminum Copper Steel (a) When they are released from rest, will they start to move? O Yes O No (b) If the blocks move, determine the magnitude of their acceleration. (If the blocks do not move, enter 0.) |m/s² (c) If the blocks move, determine the magnitude of the tension in the string. (If the blocks do not move, enter 0.)
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