1. May 11, 2009 #1

   leo037

   

   a mass m is suspended on a string and the glider slides over to the right. the system is frictionless and i'm wondering how to find the acceleration of the system with the mass m as 5 gram, and the glider mass as 40gram

    

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   leo037, May 11, 2009
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3. May 11, 2009 #2

   nickjer

   

   Set up a free body diagram for the mass hanging on the string. Then sum the y-forces to 0, since the ball isn't going accelerating up or down. Then sum the x-forces and set it equal to m*a, since the mass is accelerating to the right.

    

   nickjer, May 11, 2009

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