What Acceleration Will the System Move With?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the acceleration of a system of boxes connected by strings, with specific masses and friction coefficients provided. The masses are m1=35 kg, m2=15 kg, m3=7.0 kg, m4=5.0 kg, m5=15 kg, and m6=10 kg, with various static and kinetic friction coefficients. The inclines are set at angles of 135 degrees and 30 degrees, affecting the forces acting on the system. The solution involves using free-body diagrams and applying Newton's laws of motion to determine the acceleration.

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Homework Statement



.........__m5____
...|\....../....|
...|..\....../...|
..m1.|...m2....m4...|.m6
...|...\..../.....|
...|...45.\___m3___/30...|- All the boxes (m1, m2, m3, m4, m5) are connected by strings.
- m2 and m4 are leaning on the wall.
- m3 and m5 are standing
- m1 and m6 are hanging
- the first incline (the one at the left) has an angle of 135 degrees (conventional) >> thus 45 degrees north of west (in a manner of speaking)
- the second incline has an angle of 30 degrees

m1=35 kgm2=15kg
us2=0.40
uk2=0.20

m3=7.0kg
us3=0.70
uk3=0.60

m4=5.0kg
us4=1.0
uk4=0.80

m5=15kg
us5=uk5=0

m6=10kg

AT WHAT ACCELERATION WILL IT MOVE?

Homework Equations


g = 9.8 m/s2
sin 30 = 0.500
cos 30 = 0.866
sin 45 = cos 45 = 0
Ff = u*FN
vf = vi + at
d = vit + 1/2at2
vf2 = vi2 + 2ad
v = (vf + vi) / 2

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried to get all m*us and added them all together but it doesn't seem right. And I didn't know where to go next and I'm not sure if I even started right.
 
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draw free-body diagrams first; then you will find the answer by yourself.
 

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