Consider the infinite Atwood's machine below. A string passes over each pulley, with one end attached to a mass and the other end attached to another pulley. All the masses are equal to m, and all the pulleys and strings are massless. The masses are held fixed and then simultaneously released. What is the acceleration of the top mass?

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Infinite Atwood's Machine
Consider the infinite Atwood's machine below. A string passes over each pulley, with one end attached
to a mass and the other end attached to another pulley. All the masses are equal to m, and all the pulleys
and strings are massless. The masses are held fixed and then simultaneously released. What is the
acceleration of the top mass?
N,
N2
Transcribed Image Text:Infinite Atwood's Machine Consider the infinite Atwood's machine below. A string passes over each pulley, with one end attached to a mass and the other end attached to another pulley. All the masses are equal to m, and all the pulleys and strings are massless. The masses are held fixed and then simultaneously released. What is the acceleration of the top mass? N, N2
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