A boy standing on a frictionless wooden deck pulls two large wooden blocks that are held together by a rope. From the horizontal with an angle theta, F( F with a vector sign) is the pulling force and the two blocks accelerate. Considering the rope is not able to extend more and doesn't have a mass, a) Sketch the free body diagram if the mass of one block is m1 and the other is m2. b) In relation to F, theta, m1 and m2; determine the magnitude of the tension next to the rope that is connecting the two blocks. c) F = 30N, theta = 35 degrees, m1= 6. 5kg and m2 = 4.8kg, find the magnitude of tension.

A boy standing on a frictionless wooden deck pulls two large wooden blocks that are held together by a rope. From the horizontal with an angle theta, F( F with a vector sign) is the pulling force and the two blocks accelerate. Considering the rope is not able to extend more and doesn't have a mass, a) Sketch the free body diagram if the mass of one block is m1 and the other is m2. b) In relation to F, theta, m1 and m2; determine the magnitude of the tension next to the rope that is connecting the two blocks. c) F = 30N, theta = 35 degrees, m1= 6. 5kg and m2 = 4.8kg, find the magnitude of tension.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter5: Newton's Laws Of Motion

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