In the drawing, the weight of the block on the table is 428. N and that of the hanging block is 195. N. Ignore friction, the mass of the rope, and the mass of the pulley. Find the acceleration of the two block system in m/s2.

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m1 = 428/9.81
m2 =195/9.81

195 - T = m2 a

T = m1 a

so 195 - m1 a = m2 a

a = 195 /(m1+m2)
which we should have said without doing all that