Exhibit 5-2

A 4.00-kg block is suspended from the roof of an elevator. A 2.00-kg block is suspended from the 4.00-kg block. The tensions in strings 1 and 2 are labeled and .
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Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s).
Refer to . When the elevator accelerates downwards with an acceleration of 2.20 m/s2, the magnitudes of and  are

A. 30.4 N; 15.2 N.
B. 39.2 N; 19.6 N.
C. 45.6 N; 15.2 N.
D. 48.0 N; 24.0 N.
E. 72.0 N; 24.0 N.


Answer: C

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