An Atwood machine consists of two masses hanging from theends of a rope that passes over a pulley. The masses have thevalues m₁ = 29.0 kg and m₂ = 11.0 kg.Assume that the rope and pulley are massless and that thepulley is frictionless.What is the magnitude a of the masses' acceleration?a =What is the magnitude of the tension T' in the rope?T =m/s²Nm₁m₂

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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 m₁ = 29.0 kg and m₂ = 11.0 kg.
Assume that the rope and pulley are massless and that the
pulley is frictionless.
What is the magnitude a of the masses' acceleration?
a =
What is the magnitude of the tension T' in the rope?
T =
m/s²
N
m₁
m₂

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