A 10-kg mass and a 2.0-kg mass are connected by a light string over a massless, frictionless pulley. If g = 9.8 m/s2, what is the acceleration of the system when released?   2.5 m/s2   6.5 m/s2   7.8 m/s2   9.8 m/s2

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A 10-kg mass and a 2.0-kg mass are connected by a light string over a massless, frictionless pulley. If g = 9.8 m/s2, what is the acceleration of the system when released?

 
  1. 2.5 m/s2

     
  2. 6.5 m/s2

     
  3. 7.8 m/s2

     
  4. 9.8 m/s2

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