How would I derive this equation from Newton’s second law

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How would I derive this equation from Newton’s second law?
Figure 1. The Atwood's Machine
around one pulley (not shown). It is used to
acquisition software then calculates the acce
1l assume massless and frictionless pulleys. N
М-т
М + т
erived in class. To do so, one draws free body diag
to choose a direction for positive motion and then
le, if up is chosen to be positive, then the block of r
ration. So, a minus sign must be placed in front of t
ght.
apparatus so the heavy table clamp is near the edge of the
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 1. The Atwood's Machine around one pulley (not shown). It is used to acquisition software then calculates the acce 1l assume massless and frictionless pulleys. N М-т М + т erived in class. To do so, one draws free body diag to choose a direction for positive motion and then le, if up is chosen to be positive, then the block of r ration. So, a minus sign must be placed in front of t ght. apparatus so the heavy table clamp is near the edge of the
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