both accelerations should be the same shouldn't it? so this is what i have so far...
Sum of forces for m1: Ft - m1g
Sum of forces for m2: m2g - Ft
m1a = Ft - m1g
m2a = m2g - Ft
Ft = m2g - m2a
m1a = ( m2g - m2a ) - m1g
m1a + m2a = m2g - m1g
80a + 60a = 60*9.8 - 80*9.8...
Homework Statement
An 81 kg man lowers himself to the ground from a height of 10.6 m by holding onto a rope that runs over a frictionless pulley to a 60 kg sandbag.
(a) With what speed does the man hit the ground if he started from rest?
(b) What can he do to make him hit the ground slower...