There are two blocks, masses m₁ and m2, attached by a taut, massless string on a frictionless table as shown in the figure. Mass m₁ is pulled with an acceleration a₁. m2 m1 a1 Assume that both blocks have the same acceleration, a₁ = a₂ = a, and if the force required to move the blocks with acceleration a is given by Fnet = Ma, what is the appropriate formula for M for our system of two blocks?

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There are two blocks, masses m₁ and m2, attached by a taut, massless string on a frictionless table as
shown in the figure. Mass m₁ is pulled with an acceleration a₁.
O M=m₁ + m₂
m2
O M=m₁
O M = m₂
m1
Assume that both blocks have the same acceleration, a₁ = a₂ = a, and if the force required to move
the blocks with acceleration a is given by Fnet Ma, what is the appropriate formula for M for our
system of two blocks?
a1
Transcribed Image Text:There are two blocks, masses m₁ and m2, attached by a taut, massless string on a frictionless table as shown in the figure. Mass m₁ is pulled with an acceleration a₁. O M=m₁ + m₂ m2 O M=m₁ O M = m₂ m1 Assume that both blocks have the same acceleration, a₁ = a₂ = a, and if the force required to move the blocks with acceleration a is given by Fnet Ma, what is the appropriate formula for M for our system of two blocks? a1
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