Two Books Are Tied Together with a Length of String

question 71

Multiple Choice

Two books are tied together with a length of string. With the string taut, one book is pushed off the edge of a table. As it falls, the other book is dragged horizontally across the table surface. With no friction, acceleration of the books is

• A)zero.
• B)g/2.
• C)g)
• D)a value between zero and g.
• E)a value that could be greater than g.

---

Definitions:

Conglomerate Merger

A type of merger in which firms involved are in unrelated business activities, aiming for diversification and risk minimization.

Vertical Merger

A combination of two or more companies at different stages of production or distribution in the same industry.

Price-Fixing Arrangement

An agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity only at a fixed price, thereby manipulating market conditions.

Price Fixing

An illegal agreement among competitors to fix prices at a certain level rather than allowing them to be determined by free market forces.