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Given that block A is placed on a smooth horizontal surface, connected by a cord over a pulley to a second block B which hangs vertically.
Mass of block 
Mass of block 
We are asked to find the acceleration of the system and tension of the rope.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
First, we draw the free body diagram of block A.
According to Newton’s second law of motion:
Here, we can say that the horizontal force is the tension of the cord.
Therefore; 
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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922
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Section
- Problem 1
- Problem 2a
- Problem 2b
- Problem 2c
- Problem 2d
- Problem 3
- Problem 4
- Problem 5
- Problem 6
- Problem 7
- Problem 8
- Problem 9
- Problem 10
- Problem 11a
- Problem 11b
- Problem 12
- Problem 13
- Problem 14
- Problem 15
- Problem 16
- Problem 17a
- Problem 17b
- Problem 18
- Problem 19a
- Problem 19b
- Problem 20a
- Problem 20b
- Problem 20c
- Problem 21a
- Problem 21b
- Problem 22a
- Problem 22b
- Problem 23
- Problem 24a
- Problem 24b
- Problem 25a
- Problem 25b
- Problem 26
- Problem 27
- Problem 28a
- Problem 28b
- Problem 29a
- Problem 29b
- Problem 30a
- Problem 30b
- Problem 31a
- Problem 31b
- Problem 32a
- Problem 32b
- Problem 33a
- Problem 33b
- Problem 33c
- Problem 34a
- Problem 34b
- Problem 34c
- Problem 34d
- Problem 34e
- Problem 35
- Problem 36
- Problem 36b
- Problem 37a
- Problem 37b
- Problem 38
- Problem 39
- Problem 40
- Problem 41
- Problem 42
- Problem 43
- Problem 44
- Problem 45
- Problem 46
- Problem 47a
- Problem 47b
- Problem 48
- Problem 49
- Problem 49a
- Problem 49b
- Problem 49c
- Problem 50a
- Problem 50b
- Problem 50c
- Problem 50d
- Problem 51
- Problem 52a
- Problem 52b
- Problem 52c
- Problem 53
- Problem 54
- Problem 54a
- Problem 54b
- Problem 55
- Problem 55
- Problem 56
- Problem 57
- Problem 57a
- Problem 57b
- Problem 58a
- Problem 58b
- Problem 59a
- Problem 59b
- Problem 60a
- Problem 60b
- Problem 61
- Problem 62
- Problem 63
- Problem 64
- Problem 65
- Problem 66
- Problem 67a
- Problem 67b