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never mind i finally got it, i kept trying to solve t2 in terms of t1 and substituting that and it became rediculously convoluted. Finally just subbed in 2t2 for t1 and was able to isolate so looks like a1=4.9 m/s^2, a2=9.8 m/s^2, a3=0 m/s^2, t1= 39.2N, t2= 19.6N, a'= 4.9 m/s^2

Then I am completely lost then I have attempted to solve without using that to solve for a1 first and i cannot for the life of me isolate any single variable. Homework didnt have anything like this, nor did we do anything in class like this, and the tutors at school are even lost. was hoping to...

a isn't given, have to find a of each block so there's a1, a2, and a3. also have to find the tension in each string. To find a1 which is the acceleration downward of block 1 and upward of pulley 2 i took the mass of block 1(8kg) and subtracted the other two blocks(1 kg and 2 kg) then divided by...

Homework Statement The goal is to find the tension in the strings and acceleration of each block. M1=8 kg, m2=1 kg, and m3= 2 kg. This is a study problem so not really homework but I am having trouble finding anything quite like this problem. Homework Equations m1g-t1=m1a1 t2-m2g=m2a2...