An Atwood machine consists of two masses hanging from the ends of a rope that passes over a pulley. The masses have the values m = 26.0 kg and m2 = 16.0 kg. Assume that the rope and pulley are massless and that there is no friction in the pulley. What is the magnitude of the masses' acceleration a? т, a = m/s² What is the magnitude of the tension T in the rope? m, T = N

An Atwood machine consists of two masses hanging from the ends of a rope that passes over a pulley. The masses have the values m = 26.0 kg and m2 = 16.0 kg. Assume that the rope and pulley are massless and that there is no friction in the pulley. What is the magnitude of the masses' acceleration a? т, a = m/s² What is the magnitude of the tension T in the rope? m, T = N

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An Atwood machine consists of two masses hanging from the
ends of a rope that passes over a pulley. The masses have the
values mj =
26.0 kg and m2
16.0 kg. Assume that the rope
and pulley are massless and that there is no friction in
the pulley.
What is the magnitude of the masses' acceleration a?
т,
m/s?
What is the magnitude of the tension T in the rope?
m,
T =
N

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