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songoku
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- Homework Statement
- The diagram given below.
Find the acceleration of each mass when the string connecting ##m_4## to the ground is cut.
You can assume that the system is at equilibrium before the string is cut, the string is massless and inextensible, the springs are massless, the pulley is smooth and massless.
- Relevant Equations
- Newton 2nd law
m1 = top left
m2 = bottom left
m3 = top right
m4 = bottom right
My questions:
1. Will all the object (m1, m2, m3,and m4) have same acceleration?
2. Should I assume initial extension of both spring is the same? (only based on the picture)
3. Will the extension of the spring change after the string is cut?
Thanks