Hand Pushing on Blocks

Hand Pushing on Blocks#

The hand in the figure pushes the back of block A. The blocks, with \(m_B\) > \(m_A\), are connected by a light string and slide on a frictionless surface.

Hand pushing on block A connected to block B

Part 1#

The force of the string on B is:

Answer Section#

  • smaller than the force of the hand on A.

  • equal to the force of the hand on A.

  • larger than the force of the hand on A.

Attribution#

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