A thief with mass M1 and her partner, who has mass M2 and is 40% heavier, attach themselves to each other with a cable over a pulley with negligible mass, as shown, schematically. The roof is icy so there is negligible friction. M2 slips and M1 falls 10 m. What is the thief's approximate acceleration, in m/s? , during her fall? M2 M- O 5.0 O 4.0 10 Need to know M1 or M2 O 7.0

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A thief with mass M1 and her partner, who has mass M2 and is 40% heavier, attach themselves to
each other with a cable over a pulley with negligible mass, as shown, schematically. The roof is icy so
there is negligible friction. M2 slips and M1 falls 10 m. What is the thief's approximate acceleration,
in m/s? , during her fall?
M2
M.
O 5.0
4.0
O 10
Need to know M1 or M2
7.0
Transcribed Image Text:A thief with mass M1 and her partner, who has mass M2 and is 40% heavier, attach themselves to each other with a cable over a pulley with negligible mass, as shown, schematically. The roof is icy so there is negligible friction. M2 slips and M1 falls 10 m. What is the thief's approximate acceleration, in m/s? , during her fall? M2 M. O 5.0 4.0 O 10 Need to know M1 or M2 7.0
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