a particle of mass m1 which is resting on a smooth inclined plane of inclination a, is connected to a mass m2 by a light inextensible string which passes over a smooth pulley at the top end of the plane so that m2 hangs vertically download. if the system is released show the equation of the acceleration and the tension in the string

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a particle of mass m1 which is resting on a smooth inclined plane of inclination a, is connected to a mass m2 by a light inextensible string which passes over a smooth pulley at the top end of the plane so that m2 hangs vertically download. if the system is released show the equation of the acceleration and the tension in the string

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