(well, my retardation may have reached a new low.)
I figured out how to do the free-body diagram right this time, and got:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5139/diagramca9.gif
\SigmaFx = m2gsin\alpha - T = m2a.
and
\SigmaFx = T- m1gsin\beta = m1a.
so if I solve for T it would be m1a +...
oh, sorry! I forgot to attach it... >_<;;;
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3359/diagram2im0.gif
I suppose what confuses me is the fact that they're on ramps; I don't know how/where to draw the gravity part.
(apologies if this is frustrating for you. I'm just really bad at physics.)
Homework Statement
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6315/diagramyk1.gif
-Assuming the system is frictionless, find m2 when it is accelerating down the ramp at 3.4 m/s2.
Homework Equations
-... F = ma?
The Attempt at a Solution
-In this problem, I tried tilting the axis so the...