Blocks A, B, and Care placed as in the figure below and connected by ropes of negligible mass. Both A and B have masses equal to 2.0 kg and the coefficient of friction between each block and the surface is 0.35. Block Cdescends with constant velocity. B 36.9° (a) Draw three separate free-body diagrams showing forces acting on block A, B, and C. (b) What is the tension in the rope connecting blocks A and B? (Ans: 6.87 N) (c) What is the mass of block C? (Ans: 2,461 kg) (d) If the rope connecting A and Bwere cut, what would be the acceleration of C? (Ans: 1 54 m/s2)

Blocks A, B, and Care placed as in the figure below and connected by ropes of negligible mass. Both A and B have masses equal to 2.0 kg and the coefficient of friction between each block and the surface is 0.35. Block Cdescends with constant velocity. B 36.9° (a) Draw three separate free-body diagrams showing forces acting on block A, B, and C. (b) What is the tension in the rope connecting blocks A and B? (Ans: 6.87 N) (c) What is the mass of block C? (Ans: 2,461 kg) (d) If the rope connecting A and Bwere cut, what would be the acceleration of C? (Ans: 1 54 m/s2)

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