FIGURE 5-6 -Two Masses Are Connected by a String Which Goes Over

question 50

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FIGURE 5-6
-Two masses are connected by a string which goes over an ideal pulley as shown in Fig. 5-6. Block A has a mass of 3.00 kg and can slide along a rough plane inclined 30.0° to the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction between block A and the plane is 0.400. Block B has a mass of 2.77 kg. What is the acceleration of the blocks?

• A)0.392 m/s²
• B)1.96 m/s²
• C)3.12 m/s²
• D)5.35 m/s²
• E)0 m/s²

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