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Homework Statement
An object of mass on a frictionless horizontal table is connected to an object of mass m2 through a very light pulley P1 and a light fixed pulley P2. (a) If a1 and a2 are the accelerations of m1 and m2, respectively, what is the relation between these accelerations? Express (b) the tensions in the strings and (c) the accelerations a1 and a2 in terms of the masses m1 and m2, and g.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I'm trying to setup the equations correctly. I know I need 2 equations for each object. Right?
Assuming positive direction is down:
[tex]\sum Fy = m_{2}g - T = ma_{2}[/tex]
[tex]\sum Fx = T = ma_{1}[/tex]