Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 33CQ
Two blocks with the same mass are connected by a string and are pulled across a frictionless surface by a constant force, F, exerted by a string (see diagram).
- a. Will the two blocks move with constant velocity? Explain.
- b. Will the tension in the connecting string be greater than, less than, or equal to the force F? Explain.
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