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A mass of 1.36 kg rests on a frictionless tabletop, attached by a string running horizontally to and then over a pulley to a mass of .3672 kg.

a) When the system is released what will be its acceleration?
b) What is the tension in the strings?

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a) The acceleration can be calculated in a simple way as

acceleration = Net un-balanced force / Total mass of the system

So in ...

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