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Homework Statement
The pulley can rotate and has no friction.
Block [itex]m_2[/itex] is twice as big as [itex]m_1[/itex]
Find the tensions, [itex]T_1, T_2, T_3[/itex]
Homework Equations
Newton's second law
The Attempt at a Solution
Tension 1:
By creating a free body diagram only for the block, I got with Newton's second law:
[itex]T_1-mg=ma[/itex]
[itex]T_1=m(a+g)[/itex]
Tension 2:
[itex]T_2-2mg=ma[/itex]
[itex]T_2=m(a+2g)[/itex]
Tension 3:
[itex]T_3-T_1-T_2=ma[/itex]
Inserting above values for the other tensions:
[itex]T_3=ma+m(a+g)+m(a+2g)[/itex]
[itex]T_3=3m(a+g)[/itex]
Did I solve this correctly? What about the acceleration? Can I do anything about that?
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