Two packing crates of masses m, = 10.0 kg and m, = 7.10 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a frictionless pulley as in the figure below. The 7.10-kg crate lies on a smooth incline of angle 41.0°. Find the following. (a) the acceleration of the 7.10-kg crate m/s? (up the incline) (b) the tension in the string

Two packing crates of masses m, = 10.0 kg and m, = 7.10 kg are connected by a light string that passes over a frictionless pulley as in the figure below. The 7.10-kg crate lies on a smooth incline of angle 41.0°. Find the following. (a) the acceleration of the 7.10-kg crate m/s? (up the incline) (b) the tension in the string

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Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

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