An object with mass m, - 5.20 kg, rests on a frictionless horizontal table and is connected to a cable that passes over a pulley and is then fastened to a hanging object with mass m, = 11.9 kg, as shown in the figure. (a) Find the magnitude of the acceleration of each object. (b) Find the tension in the cable.

An object with mass m, - 5.20 kg, rests on a frictionless horizontal table and is connected to a cable that passes over a pulley and is then fastened to a hanging object with mass m, = 11.9 kg, as shown in the figure. (a) Find the magnitude of the acceleration of each object. (b) Find the tension in the cable.

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