Compare the acceleration of the red block to the blue block in
each of the cases shown below. In cases a and b, a constant force is
pulling on the rightmost string.
a.
b.
c.
Since each of the blocks (in each of the
cases) is connected by a string, the red block must be undergoing the
same acceleration as the blue block (or the string would have to be
stretching).
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