In the figure below, the light, taut, unstretchable cord B joins block 1 and the larger-mass block 2. Cord A exerts a torce on block 1 to make it accelerate B 1 (a) How does the magnitude of the force exerted by cord A on block 1 compare with the magnitude of the force exerted by cord B on block 2? Is it larger, sm O equal O smaller O larger (b) How does the acceleration of block 1 compare with the acceleration (if any) of block 2? O smaller

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In the figure below, the light, taut, unstretchable cord B joins block 1 and the larger-mass block 2. Cord A exerts a force on block 1 to make it accelerate forward.
B
1
(a) How does the magnitude of the force exerted by cord A on block 1 compare with the magnitude of the force exerted by cord B on block 2? Is it larger, smaller, or equal?
O equal
O smaller
O larger
(b) How does the acceleration of block 1 compare with the acceleration (if any) of block 2?
O smaller
O larger
O equal
(c) Does cord B exert a force on block 1? If so, is it forward or backward? Is it larger, smaller, or equal in magnitude to the force exerted by cord B on block 2?
O Yes; forward and greater than
Yes; forward and equal
O Yes; forward and less than
O Yes; backward and greater than
O Yes; backward and equal
O Yes; backward and less than
O No
O O O
Transcribed Image Text:In the figure below, the light, taut, unstretchable cord B joins block 1 and the larger-mass block 2. Cord A exerts a force on block 1 to make it accelerate forward. B 1 (a) How does the magnitude of the force exerted by cord A on block 1 compare with the magnitude of the force exerted by cord B on block 2? Is it larger, smaller, or equal? O equal O smaller O larger (b) How does the acceleration of block 1 compare with the acceleration (if any) of block 2? O smaller O larger O equal (c) Does cord B exert a force on block 1? If so, is it forward or backward? Is it larger, smaller, or equal in magnitude to the force exerted by cord B on block 2? O Yes; forward and greater than Yes; forward and equal O Yes; forward and less than O Yes; backward and greater than O Yes; backward and equal O Yes; backward and less than O No O O O
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