In: Physics
A m1 = 1.00-kg aluminum block and a m2 = 6.10-kg copper block are connected by a light string over a frictionless pulley. The two blocks are allowed to move on a fixed steel block wedge (of angle θ = 34.5°) as shown in the figure. (For aluminum on steel, μs = 0.61 and μk = 0.47. For copper on steel, μs = 0.53 and μk = 0.36.) (a) the acceleration of the two blocks and (b) the tension in the string