F m2 Figure P4.55

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A block of mass m1= 16.0 kg is on a frictionless table to the left of a second block of mass m2= 24.0 kg, attached by a horizontal string(Fig. P4.55). If a horizontal force of 1.20x102  N is exerted on the block m2 in the positive x-direction , (a)use the system approach to find the acceleration of the two blocks .(b) What is the tension in the string connecting the blocks?

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