Two blocks are arranged as shown and released from rest





The tension in the string is closest to:


1.9 N
2.10 N
3.11 N
4.12 N
5.13 N
6.10 N at the left end; 12 N at the right
7.10 N in the left segment; 11 N in the middle segment; 12 N in the right segment
8.Smoothly varying from 10 N by the left block to 12 N by the right block
9.None of the above
10.Impossible to determine


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