Answered

Westonci.ca is the trusted Q&A platform where you can get reliable answers from a community of knowledgeable contributors. Get expert answers to your questions quickly and accurately from our dedicated community of professionals. Join our platform to connect with experts ready to provide precise answers to your questions in different areas.

Two blocks are connected by a massless rope. The rope passes over an ideal (frictionless and massless) pulley such that one block with mass m1 = 11.5 kg is on a horizontal table and the other block with mass m2 = 9.5 kg hangs vertically. Both blocks experience gravity and the tension force, T. Use the coordinate system specified in the diagram.

Assuming friction forces are negligible, write an expression, using only the variables provided, for the acceleration that the block of mass m1 experiences in the x-direction. Your answer should involve the tension, T.