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Homework Statement
I'm stuck on this one,
A 32.5-kg block (m1) is on a horizontal surface, connected to a 6.9-kg block (m2) by a massless string as shown in the Figure. The pulley is massless and frictionless. A force of 223.3 N acts on m1 at an angle of 30.1o. The coefficient of kinetic friction between m1 and the surface is 0.213. Determine the upward acceleration of m2.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I determined the net force on m1 as follows
F=223.3Cos(30.1)-(m1*g-223.3Sin(30.1))*.213 - m2*g.
Then I determined the acceleration of m1 by dividing the net force by 32.5kg. I assumed that the acceleration of m1 and m2 should be the same so i got an answer of 2.51 m/s^2.
The online homework says this is wrong, what am I missing?
Thanks!