Moving Pulley System

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Moving Pulley System#

A truck moving at a constant velocity has a mass $m_{1}$ in its back connected by a massless frictionless pulley to a hanging mass $m_{2}$ as shown in the image.

Truck moving to the right with a mass in the truck bed, connected by a pulley to a hanging mass. Multiple choice options are a) straight down, b) to the left, c) down and to the right, d) to the right, e) down and to the left

Part 1#

What direction is the acceleration of the mass $m_{2}$ ? (You may assume that the force of friction between the mass $m_{1}$ and the back of the truck is negligible).

Answer Section#

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