Two blocks made of different materials, connected by a thin cord, slide down a plane ramp inclined at an angle 0 to the horizontal, Fig. 4–76 (block B is above block A). The masses of the blocks are ma and mB, and the coefficients of fric- tion are ua and µr. If ma = mß = 5.0 kg, and HA = 0.20 and uR = 0.30, determine (a) the acceleration of the blocks and (b) the tension in the cord, for an angle 0 = 32°. MB FIGURE 4–76 Problem 94.

Two blocks made of different materials, connected by a thin cord, slide down a plane ramp inclined at an angle 0 to the horizontal, Fig. 4–76 (block B is above block A). The masses of the blocks are ma and mB, and the coefficients of fric- tion are ua and µr. If ma = mß = 5.0 kg, and HA = 0.20 and uR = 0.30, determine (a) the acceleration of the blocks and (b) the tension in the cord, for an angle 0 = 32°. MB FIGURE 4–76 Problem 94.

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