The three objects in the drawing are connected by strings that pass over massless and friction-free pulleys, and are all initially at rest. The coefficient of static friction between the middle object and the surface of the table is 0.15 , while the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.12 . What is the acceleration (in m/s2) of the middle object? a. 0, the middle object does not start moving due to the static friction. b. 0.047 c. 0.60 d. 0.46 e. 1.28

The three objects in the drawing are connected by strings that pass over massless and friction-free pulleys, and are all initially at rest. The coefficient of static friction between the middle object and the surface of the table is 0.15 , while the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.12 . What is the acceleration (in m/s2) of the middle object? a. 0, the middle object does not start moving due to the static friction. b. 0.047 c. 0.60 d. 0.46 e. 1.28

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16 (Problem). The three objects in the drawing are connected by strings that pass over massless and friction-free pulleys, and are all initially at rest. The coefficient of static friction between the middle object and the surface of the table is 0.15 , while the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.12 . What is the acceleration (in m / s 2 ) of the middle object? a. 0 , the middle object does not start moving due to the static friction. b. 0.047 c. 0.60 d. 0.46 e. 1.28

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