Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Force and Motion-II - Problems - Page 142: 29b

Answer

$a = 2.3~m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

We can find the acceleration of the system of block A and block B: $m_B~g-m_A~g~\mu_k = (m_A+m_B)~a$ $a = \frac{m_B~g-m_A~g~\mu_k}{m_A+m_B}$ $a = \frac{(22~N)-(44~N)~(0.15)}{(44~N/9.8~m/s^2)+(22~N/9.8~m/s^2)}$ $a = 2.3~m/s^2$
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