Atwood's machine, in which two containers are connected by a cord (of negligible mass) passing over a frictionless pulley (also of negligible mass). At time t = 0, container 1 has mass 1.30 kg and container 2 has mass 2.40 kg, but container 1 is losing mass (through a leak) at the constant rate of 0.262 kg/s.   (a) At what rate is the acceleration magnitude of the containers changing at t = 0?  m/s3 (b) At what rate is the acceleration magnitude of the containers changing at t = 3.00 s?  m/s3 (c) When does the acceleration reach its maximum value?  s

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Atwood's machine, in which two containers are connected by a cord (of negligible mass) passing over a frictionless pulley (also of negligible mass). At time t = 0, container 1 has mass 1.30 kg and container 2 has mass 2.40 kg, but container 1 is losing mass (through a leak) at the constant rate of 0.262 kg/s.

 
(a) At what rate is the acceleration magnitude of the containers changing at t = 0?
 m/s3

(b) At what rate is the acceleration magnitude of the containers changing at t = 3.00 s?
 m/s3

(c) When does the acceleration reach its maximum value?
 s
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