Block B rests atop Block A. The mass of block A is 30kg and the mass of block B

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Block B rests atop Block A. The mass of block A is 30kg and the mass of block B is 5kg. The coefficient of static friction is 0.2 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.1. A force P=88.5 is applied to block A.

a)Draw a free body diagram and sketches of the kinematics of each block.

b)derive expressions for the motion of each block (F-ma=0)

c)derive an expression in terms of the accelerations of Block A and block B

d)Determine the tension in the cord D

e)Determine the acceleration of block A

f)determine the acceleration of block B

Explanation / Answer

Block B rests atop Block A. The mass of block A is 30kg and the mass of block B

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