Two boxes are connected by a light string that passes over a
light, frictionless pulley. One box rests on a frictionless ramp that
rises at 30° above the horizontal (see the Figure below), and the system is released from rest. (a) Which way will the 50kg box move, up the plane or down the plane? Or will it even move at all? Show why or why not. (b) Find the acceleration of each box.
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same question as prior.