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Homework Statement
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Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I assumed that the acceleration of 5M is towards the right and is ##a##. Moving to the frame of 5M, the other two blocks experience a pseudo force.
The forces acting on M are the tension in the string, pseudo force, its weight and the normal reaction from 5M.
##T+Ma=Ma'##
Similarly for 2M,
##2Mg-T=2Ma'##
But I still need one more equation to reach the answer.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!