A 10-kg mass and a 6.0-kg mass are connected by a light string over a massless, frictionless pulley. If g = 9.8 m/s2, what is the acceleration of the system when released?
a. 2.5 m/s2
c. 7.8 m/s2
b. 6.5 m/s2
d. 9.8 m/s2
A
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