Question: An Atwood's machine has two masses attached with a rope that runs over a pulley. The 12 kg mass accelerates downward at 3.4 m/s?.

An Atwood's machine has two masses attached with a rope that runs

An Atwood's machine has two masses attached with a rope that runs over a pulley. The 12 kg mass accelerates downward at 3.4 m/s?. a) What is the mass of the other block, mi? b) What is the tension in the rope? | 3.4 m/s? 12 kg mi

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