EBK PHYSICS
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Chapter 6, Problem 25PCE
In Figure 6-42 we see two blocks connected by a string and tied to a wall. The mass of the lower block is 1.0 kg, the mass of the upper block is 2.0 kg. Given that the angle of the incline is 31°, find the tensions in (a) the string connecting the two blocks and (b) the string that is tied to the wall.
Figure 6-42
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