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Two packing crates of masses m1 = 10.0 kg and m2 = 4.60 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a frictionless pulley as in the figure below. The 4.60-kg crate lies on a smooth incline of angle 43.0°. Find the following.
(a) the acceleration of the 4.60-kg crate
(b) the tension in the string

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