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Two blocks of mass 2 9 kg and 1 9 kg are suspended from a

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Two blocks of mass 2 9 kg and 1 9 kg are suspended from a

Two blocks of mass 2 9 kg and 1 9 kg are suspended from a rigid support S by two inextensible wires each of length 1 m see figure The upper wire has negligible mass and the lower wire has a uniform mass of 0 2 kg m The whole system of blocks wires and support have an upward acceleration of 0 2 m s2 The acceleration due to gravity is 9 8 m s 1989 6M 2 9 kg 1 9 kg a Find the tension at the mid point of the lower wire b Find the tension at the mid point of the upper wire