Question

A hanging mass, M1 = 0.78 kg, is attached by a light string that runs over a frictionless pulley to a mass M2 = 1.48 kg that is initially at rest on a frictionless table. Find the magnitude of the acceleration, a, of M2 in m/s^2.

Answer 1

total mass= M1+M2

force pulling= M1*g

Forcepulling= totalmass*acceleration