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Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

The Atwood machine consists of two masses suspended from a fixed pulley . It is named after British scientist George Atwood (1746-1807) , who used it to study motion and to measure the value of g. If m1 = 0.55 kg and m2 = 0.80 kg ,

(a) What is the acceleration of the system

(b) What is the magnitude of the tension in the string