The device shown below is the Atwood's machine Assuming that the masses of the string and the frictionless pulley are negligible, (a) find an equation for the acceleration of the two blocks; (b) find an equation for the tension in the string; and (c) find both the acceleration and tension when block 1 has mass 2.00 kg and block 2 has mass 4.00 kg. m2

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The device shown below is the Atwood's
machine
Assuming
that the masses of the string and the frictionless
pulley are negligible, (a) find an equation for the
acceleration of the two blocks; (b) find an
equation for the tension in the string; and (c)
find both the acceleration and tension when
block 1 has mass 2.00 kg and block 2 has mass
4.00 kg.
m2
Transcribed Image Text:The device shown below is the Atwood's machine Assuming that the masses of the string and the frictionless pulley are negligible, (a) find an equation for the acceleration of the two blocks; (b) find an equation for the tension in the string; and (c) find both the acceleration and tension when block 1 has mass 2.00 kg and block 2 has mass 4.00 kg. m2
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