(a) Draw free-body diagrams of both objects.  (b) Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the objects.  m/s2 (c) Find the tension in the string.

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An object of mass m1 = 3.30 kg placed on a frictionless, horizontal table is connected to a string that passes over a pulley and then is fastened to a hanging object of mass m2 = 7.40 kg as shown in the figure.

 
(a) Draw free-body diagrams of both objects. 

(b) Find the magnitude of the acceleration of the objects.
 m/s2

(c) Find the tension in the string.
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Answer for part (a)

The free-body diagram for mass m1 is as follows:

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The free-body diagram for mass m2 is as follows:

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Answer for part (b)

In the vertical direction for mass m2,

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In the horizontal direction for mass m1,

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Using Newton’s second law of motion on object 2 in the vertical direction,

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