SOLUTION: Two blocks of masses 5 kg and 7 kg are placed in contact with each other on a frictionless horizontal surface. A constant horizontal force 20 N is applied to the block of mass 7 kg

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Question 1160952: Two blocks of masses 5 kg and 7 kg are placed in contact with each other on a frictionless horizontal surface. A constant horizontal force 20 N is applied to the block of mass 7 kg.
Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the two-block system.
A) 1.67 𝑚/𝑠2 B) 1.67 𝑚/𝑠 C) 12 Kg D) 117.6 𝑚/𝑠

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Hint: Acceleration is measured in distance units per time units squared.


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