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Question

Consider an arrangement of massless and frictionless pulleys used to connect a bag weighing 4.0 kg to a block of 1.5 kg through a massless string as shown in the figure. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the 1.5 kg block.

Diagram of a pulley system with a 4.0 kg bag and a 1.5 kg block for physics friction problem.

Accepted Answer

7.8 m/s2

Answer

4.9 m/s2

Answer

9.8 m/s2

Answer

6.5 m/s2