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Physics: Two boxes and a Cord?
A. F/M2
B. F/ M1
C. F/M1 + M2
D. 2F/M1+M2
4 Answers
- ?Lv 73 weeks agoFavourite answer
The masses can be considered as a single mass, since they are connected. (The length of the cord can be arbitrarily short -- so short that the masses are effectively one.)
So the mass being accelerated is M₁ + M₂. F = Ma, so a = F/M = F/(M₁ + M₂).
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- oldschoolLv 73 weeks ago
Both blocks have the same acceleration = F/(M1+M2) which is choice C. if you add the parenthesis.
- NCSLv 73 weeks ago
By Newton's Second Law, F = (M₁ + M₂)*a
and so the acceleration is a = F/(M₁ + M₂) ◄ C closest