The suspended 2.41 kg mass on the right is moving up , the 2.1 kg mass slides down the ramp and is on an inclined 34 degrees from the horizontal, and the suspended 7.8 kg mass on the left is moving down. There is friction between the block and the ramp, the coefficient of static friction is 0.17. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2. The pulleys are massless and frictionless. What is the acceleration of the three block system?

The suspended 2.41 kg mass on the right is moving up , the 2.1 kg mass slides down the ramp and is on an inclined 34 degrees from the horizontal, and the suspended 7.8 kg mass on the left is moving down. There is friction between the block and the ramp, the coefficient of static friction is 0.17. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2. The pulleys are massless and frictionless. What is the acceleration of the three block system?

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Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

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