A block of mass 5.00 kg is initially at rest on a horizontal table. A string connects this block to another block of mass m = 2.00 kg that is suspended some distance above the ground. The string runs over a pulley. Ignore the mass of the string and pulley and assume the pulley is frictionless. The table has a coefficient of static friction of 0.48 and a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.35.
A block of mass 5.00 kg is initially at rest on a horizontal table. A string connects this block to another block of mass m = 2.00 kg that is suspended some distance above the ground. The string runs over a pulley. Ignore the mass of the string and pulley and assume the pulley is frictionless. The table has a coefficient of static friction of 0.48 and a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.35.
a) Draw a free-body diagram for the 5.00 kg block.
b) Draw a free-body diagram for the 2.00 kg block.
c) Is the system in equilibrium? Answer yes or no and justify your answer.
d) If your answer to (c) is YES, what is the tension in the string?
OR If your answer to (c) was NO, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the system?
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