An object with mass m1 = 5.00 kg, rests on a frictionless horizontal table and is connected to a cable that passes over a pulley and is then fastened to a hanging object with mass m2 = 10.0 kg, as shown in the figure below. Find the acceleration of each object and the tension in the cable.

Answer 1

The pulling force is m2*g
the total mass accelerating is m2+m1

Pulling force=totalmass* acceleration

Tension: It is pulling the table force
Tension=m1*a