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A 5kg mass resting on a smooth horizontal, frictionless table is connected to a cable which passes over a pulley and then is fastened to a hanging 10kg mass. find the accelerati…

A 5kg mass resting on a smooth horizontal, frictionless table is connected to a cable which passes over a pulley and then is fastened to a hanging 10kg mass. find the accelerati…
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a 5kg mass resting on a smooth horizontal, frictionless table is connected to a cable which passes over a pulley and then is fastened to a hanging 10kg mass. find the acceleration of the two objects and the tension of the string.

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T= 5a

-T +10g = 10a

-15a =10g

a=-10g/15

a= -1/2 g
Negative a means block is accelerating downwards.
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