4.39 • Two crates, one with mass 4.00 kg and the other with mass 6.00 kg, sit on the frictionless surface of a frozen pond, connected by a light rope (Fig. P4.39). A woman wearing golf shoes (for traction) pulls horizontally on the 6.00-kg crate with a force F that gives the crate an acceleration of 2.90 m/s". (a) What is the acceleration of the 4.00-kg crate? (b) Draw a free-body diagram for the 4.00-kg crate. Use that diagram and Newton's second law to find the tension T in the rope that connects the two crates. (c) Draw a free-body diagram for the 6.00-kg crate. What is the direction of the net force on the 6.00-kg crate? Which is larger in magnitude, T or F? (d) Use part (c) and Newton's second law to calculate the magnitude of F.
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4.39 Two crates, one with mass 4.00 kg and the other with mass 6.00 kg, sit on the frictionless surface of a frozen pond, connected by a light rope (Fig. P4.39). A woman wearing golf shoes (for traction) pulls horizontally on the 6.00-kg crate with a force F that gives the crate an acceleration of 2.90 m/s². (a) What is the acceleration of the 4.00-kg crate? (b) Draw a free-body diagram for the 4.00-kg crate. Use that diagram and Newton's second law to find the tension T in the rope that connects the two crates. (c) Draw a free-body diagram for the 6.00-kg crate. What is the direction of the net force on the 6.00-kg crate? Which is larger in magnitude, T or F? (d) Use part (c) and Newton's second law to calculate the magnitude of F.
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Two crates, one with mass 4.00 kg and the other with mass 6.00 kg, sit on the frictionless surface of a frozen pond, connected by a light rope ($\textbf{Fig. P4.39}$). A woman wearing golf shoes (for traction) pulls horizontally on the 6.00-kg crate with a force $F$ that gives the crate an acceleration of 2.50 m/s$^2$. (a) What is the acceleration of the 4.00-kg crate? (b) Draw a free-body diagram for the 4.00-kg crate. Use that diagram and Newton's second law to find the tension $T$ in the rope that connects the two crates. (c) Draw a free-body diagram for the 6.00-kg crate. What is the direction of the net force on the 6.00-kg crate? Which is larger in magnitude, $T$ or $F$? (d) Use part (c) and Newton's second law to calculate the magnitude of $F$. Figure e4.39(Figure Cant copy)
Two crates, one with mass $4.00 \mathrm{~kg}$ and the other with mass $6.00 \mathrm{~kg}$, sit on the frictionless surface of a frozen pond, connected by a light rope (Fig. P4.37). A woman wearing golf shoes (for traction) pulls horizontally on the $6.00 \mathrm{~kg}$ crate with a force $F$ that gives the crate an acceleration of $2.90 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$. (a) What is the acceleration of the $4.00 \mathrm{~kg}$ crate? (b) Draw a free-body diagram for the $4.00 \mathrm{~kg}$ crate. Use that diagram and Newton's second law to find the tension $T$ in the rope that connects the two crates. (c) Draw a free-body diagram for the $6.00 \mathrm{~kg}$ crate. What is the direction of the net force on the $6.00 \mathrm{~kg}$ crate? Which is larger in magnitude, $T$ or $F$ ? (d) Use part (c) and Newton's second law to calculate the magnitude of $F$.
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