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Posted by bennie on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 8:48pm.

a 15.0 kg mass and a 2.00 kg mass are connected bya string that passes over a frictionless pulley, the 15.0 kg mass lies on a smooth inclined at 45.0 solve for the acceleration of the masses and the tension in the string

physics - Elena, Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:50pm
m1•a=m1•g•sinα –T
m2•a=T-m2•g
a =g(m1•sinα-m2)/(m1+m2)
T= m2•a+m2•g= m2(a+g)

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