A train locomotive is pulling two cars of the same mass behind it Determine the ratio of the tension in the coupling (think of it as a cord) between the locomotive and the first car (FT1)(FT1), to that between the first car and the second car (FT2)(FT2), for any nonzero acceleration of the train.

A train locomotive is pulling two cars of the same mass behind it Determine the ratio of the tension in the coupling (think of it as a cord) between the locomotive and the first car (FT1)(FT1), to that between the first car and the second car (FT2)(FT2), for any nonzero acceleration of the train.

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A train locomotive is pulling two cars of the same mass behind it

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