
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 46P
Two blocks on a frictionless table, A and B, are connected by a massless string. When block A is pulled with a certain force, dragging block B, the tension in the string is 24 N. When block B is pulled by the same force, dragging block A, the tension is 18 N. What is the ratio mA/mB of the blocks’ masses?
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