In the Atwood\'s machine below the string passes over a fixed cylinder of mass m

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In the Atwood's machine below the string passes over a fixed cylinder of mass mc. The cylinder does not rotate. Instead, the string slides on its frictionless surface. (Use any variable or symbol stated above along with the following as necessary: m1, m2, and g. Find the magnitude only.)

(a) Find the acceleration of the center of mass of the two-block-cylinder-string system.
a =   

(b) Use Newton's second law for systems to find the force F exerted by the support.
F =  

(c) Find the tension T in the string connecting the blocks.
T =  

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In the Atwood's machine below the string passes over a fixed cylinder of mass m

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