An ideal massless rope passes over a massless, frictionless pulley. Block A with mass mA=9.8 kg, and block B with mass mB=4.3 kg, are suspended from opposite ends of the rope. Consider the motion of the blocks after they are released from rest. Let a be the magnitude of their acceleration, and let FT be the tension in the rope. Let upward be the positive y direction for block B, and let downward be the positive y direction for block A.
1. Write an expression for the net force on block A consistent with the positive direction as given in the problem statement.
2. Write an expression for the net force on block B consistent with the positive direction as given in the problem statement.
3. Enter an expression for the acceleration of either block.
4. What is the numerical value, in newtons, of the tension in the rope?
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