A block of mass 4.66 kg lies on a frictionless
horizontal surface. The block is connected
by a cord passing over a pulley to another
block of mass 4.82 kg which hangs in the air,
as shown on the following picture. Assume
the cord to be light (massless and weightless)
and unstretchable and the pulley to have no
friction and no rotational inertia.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . Calculate the acceleration of the first block.
Answer in units of m/s2.
horizontal surface. The block is connected
by a cord passing over a pulley to another
block of mass 4.82 kg which hangs in the air,
as shown on the following picture. Assume
the cord to be light (massless and weightless)
and unstretchable and the pulley to have no
friction and no rotational inertia.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . Calculate the acceleration of the first block.
Answer in units of m/s2.