Problem 2 Two masses m 500 g and m 1 5 kg on a frictionless

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Problem 2 Two masses m 500 g and m 1 5 kg on a frictionless horizontal surface are connected by a light string A force F with magnitude 5 N is exerted on m2 to the right Assume the tension has the same magnitude at every point in the string and neglect air resistance m1 T m F a Since the masses are connected by a string they are constrained to move together Express this constraint as an equation relating the accelerations of the two masses b Draw free body diagrams for the two masses and write down the horizontal component of the net force on each mass c Use Newton s 2nd law and the constraint from part a to find the acceleration of both masses and the magnitude T of the tension in the string