Answer
Acceleration
a = 0.73575 m/s$^2$
Work Step by Step
Equation of motion for m2
m2g - T = m2 (a)
Equation of motion for m1
T-m1gsin30 = m1 (a)
Solving with both equations we have
a = (m2-m1sin30 )g/ (m1+m2)
a = 0.73575 m/s$^2$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 5 - Force and Motion-I - Problems - Page 120: 57a
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