Question

Suppose two boxes on a frictionless table are connected by a heavy cord of mass 1.0 kg. Calculate the acceleration (magnitude) of each box and the tension (magnitude) at each end of the cored, using the free-body diagrams shown in Figure 4-53. Assume FP = 40.0 N, ma = 10.0 kg, and mb = 12.5 kg, and ignore sagging of the cord. Compare your results to Example 4-12 and Figure 4-22.

Answer 1

Figure 4- 53 http://www.webassign.net/giancoli/4-53alt.gif
Figure 4 - 22 http://www.webassign.net/giancoli/4-22alt.gif
Figure 4 - 12 There isn't a picture with this so I don't know what it could be :/

mA acceleration ____ m/s2
mB acceleration ____ m/s 2
FTA ____ N
FTB ____ N