Multiple-Object Accelerating Systems: Two boxes are connected to each other by a string as shown in the figure. The 10-N box slides without friction on the horizontal table surface. The pulley is ideal and the string has negligible mass. What is true about the tension T in the string?
A. T = 10 N
B. T = 20 N
C. T = 30 N
D. T < 30 N
E. T > 30 N
Answer: D
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