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Two containers of sand are arranged like the block as shown in figure. The containers alone have negligible mass; the sand in these containers has a total mass Mtot; the sand in the hanging container H has mass m. To measure the magnitude of the acceleration of the system, a large number of experiments have been carried out where m varies from experiment to experiment but Mtot does not; that is, sand is shifted between the containers before each trial. Which of the curves in the graph correctly gives the acceleration magnitude as a function of the ratio m/Mtot (vertical axis is for acceleration)? |
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Answer» Two containers of sand are arranged like the block as shown in figure. The containers alone have negligible mass; the sand in these containers has a total mass Mtot; the sand in the hanging container H has mass m. |
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To measure the magnitude of the acceleration of the system, a large number of experiments have been carried out where 
Which of the curves in the graph correctly gives the acceleration magnitude as a function of the ratio