Ahhh I had seen where my logic was flawed; one would use the entirety of the system to calculate the acceleration (30-10=3a), and then take that and find the Tension between the second block (but not the first as the force is being applied to it directly and there is no friction) and the string...
1. Two masses are connected by a light string. The horizontal mass of 2 kilograms is being pulled to the left with a force of 30 Newtons along a frictionless surface. The vertical mass is 1 kilogram. What is the magnitude of the tension in the connection string?
2. Fnet=ma
3. My...