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Two masses of 3kg and 7kg are connected by a light string. The 3 kg mass rests on a smooth incline plane 300 to the...

Two masses of 3kg and 7kg are connected by a light string. The 3kg mass rests on a smooth incline plane 300 to the horizontal. The 7kg mass hangs freely from the friction-less pulley attached to the top of plane.

i) Draw a diagram showing the bodies and identify the forces acting on the 3 kg mass.
ii) Calculate the acceleration of the masses.

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Wilfred
i)
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ii)
Net force= 70N – mgsinx= 70N- 30Xsin 30sin 30
F= ma
55= (7 + 3) a
a= 5.5m/s2
Wilfykil answered the question on March 26, 2019 at 10:13

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