A 5.00 kg (m₁) block and a 7.25 kg (m₂) block are hanging on opposite sides of a pulley. Assume that the pulley is frictionless, and the string has negligible mass and cannot be stretched. Using Newton’s second law equation, what will be the equation of the second mass in order to solve for the tension along the string and acceleration of the blocks?

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A 5.00 kg (m₁) block and a 7.25 kg (m₂) block are hanging on opposite sides of a pulley. Assume that the pulley is frictionless, and the string has negligible mass and cannot be stretched. Using Newton’s second law equation, what will be the equation of the second mass in order to solve for the tension along the string and acceleration of the blocks?

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