Question: Two blocks are tied together with a massless string. A hand is used to lift one block so that both speed up while moving upward.

Two blocks are tied together with a massless string. A hand is used to lift one block so that both speed up while moving upward. Block A has a mass of 300 g and block B has a mass of 500 g.
d) Calculate the magnitudes of all the forces in your diagrams for the case where the acceleration of block A has a magnitude of 4 m/s2.
e) How does the magnitude of the force that the string exerts on block A compare to the weight of B? Explain.

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