Tension in massless string connecting masses on incline and horizontal surface

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Homework Statement



The figure below shows an object on an inclined ramp of mass 0.98kg. The angle of the inclined surface is 32deg with the horizontal. The object on the ramp is connected to a second object of mass 2.13kg on a horizontal surface below an overhang that is formed by the inclined surface. Further, an external force of magnitude 9.00N is exerted on the object on the ramp. We observe both objects to accelerate. Assuming that the surfaces and the pulley are frictionless, and the connecting string and the pulley are massless, what is the tension in the string connecting the two objects?

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Homework Equations


The Attempt at a Solution



FT+ 5.09N - 9N = 0.98a
Ft - 3.91 = 0.98a

-3.91 = -1.155a
 

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oneshot said:

Homework Statement



The figure below shows an object on an inclined ramp of mass 0.98kg. The angle of the inclined surface is 32deg with the horizontal. The object on the ramp is connected to a second object of mass 2.13kg on a horizontal surface below an overhang that is formed by the inclined surface. Further, an external force of magnitude 9.00N is exerted on the object on the ramp. We observe both objects to accelerate. Assuming that the surfaces and the pulley are frictionless, and the connecting string and the pulley are massless, what is the tension in the string connecting the two objects?

[see picture attached]

Homework Equations



The Attempt at a Solution



FT+ 5.09N - 9N = 0.98a
Ft - 3.91 = 0.98a

-3.91 = -1.155a
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What's your question?

If you want your solution critiqued, you should show in more detail how you got those quantities.

Where does the angle of the incline come into play, etc. ?