Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 6 - Applications of Newton's Laws - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 180: 37

Answer

$4.5Kg$

Work Step by Step

We can find the mass of the hanging block as follows: $\Sigma F_x=T-m_2gsin\theta=0$ $\implies T=m_2gsin\theta$ $\implies m_1g=m_2gsin\theta$ (where $m_1$ is the mass of the hanging block and $m_2$ is the mass of the second block) $\implies m_1=m_2sin\theta$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $m_1=(6.7)sin42^{\circ}$ $m_1=4.5Kg$
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