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    Solve for Net Force on Block C: Homework Problem

    Here are my FBDs and equations: Block A: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/q7blocka.jpg/ Block B: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/828/q7blockb.jpg/ Block C: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/200/q7blockc.jpg/ No matter what I do I keep getting 47 N. Thank you for...
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    Solve for Net Force on Block C: Homework Problem

    Thanks for the quick reply ehild. Blocks C and A accelerate to the right at the same rate. And blocks A and B accelerate at the same rate. And when viewed as a system, the whole thing accelerates to the right at the same rate. No? I don't understand how the weight of A is an external...
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    Solve for Net Force on Block C: Homework Problem

    Homework Statement Block C (m = 4 kg) sits on a frictionless horizontal surface. Block B (of m = 2 kg) sits on top of block C, and is attached to a rope that runs over the massless pulley as shown in the figure. Block A (m = 1 kg) hangs vertically from the rope. With what horizontal force...