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Homework Statement
http://gpschools.schoolwires.net/cms/lib05/MI01000971/Centricity/Domain/272/Chapter%205%20MC%2013.pdf
It is problem 22 on page 7 of the document:
A block of mass M1 on a horizontal table is connected to a hanging block of mass M2 by a string that passes over a pulley, as shown. The acceleration of the blocks is 0.6g. Assume that the friction and the mass of the string are negligible.
22. The ratio of masses M2 / M1 is
(A)0.67
(B) 1.0
(C) 1.4
(D)1.5
(E) 1.6
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Homework Equations
F=ma
The Attempt at a Solution
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OK. I know that this is a force system, and I would draw the free body diagrams for each and write out the equations for each block and solve. So I was able to get the tension T in the string to be 0.4 M2 * g. I was also able to get a=0.6 g. My numbers so far are correct.
However, I am at a loss for finding the ratio of masses M2/M1. Could anyone help me, please? Thanks?
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