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    Using acceleration to find tension (concept problem)

    Hi guys, I feel that this question has a very straightforward answer but I am just not quite grasping it. The first picture is the homework question, the second is the free body diagram I drew. I know that a = F/m and I know the solution should be: a = (P - m1*gsinθ - m2*gsinθ) / m1 + m2...