Three identical blocks connected by ideal (massless) strings are being pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a horizontal force. The magnitude of the tension in the string between blocks B and C is T = 5.10 N. Assume that each block has mass m = 0.500 kg. What is the tension TAB in the string between block A and block B? %3D T A C

Three identical blocks connected by ideal (massless) strings are being pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a horizontal force. The magnitude of the tension in the string between blocks B and C is T = 5.10 N. Assume that each block has mass m = 0.500 kg. What is the tension TAB in the string between block A and block B? %3D T A C

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