Two crates, one with mass 4.00 kg and the other with mass 6.0 kg, sit on the fri

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Two crates, one with mass 4.00 kg and the other with mass 6.0 kg, sit on the frictionless surface of a frozen pond, connected by a light rope. A woman wearing golf shoes (so she can get traction on the ice) pulls horizontally on the 6.00-kg crate with a force F that gives the crate an acceleration of 3.00 m/s^2.

a)What is the acceleration of the 4.00-kg crate?
b)Use Newton's second law to find the tensionTin the rope that connects the two crates.
c) Which is larger in magnitude, force T or force F?
d)Use part (C) and Newton's second law to calculate the magnitude of the forceF.

Explanation / Answer

a) 3 m/s^2 b) 4x3 = 12 N c) F d) 30 N

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