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A rough plane is inclined to the horizontal at angle α\alphaα, where tan⁡α=512\displaystyle \tan \alpha = \frac{5}{12}tanα=125​. A block of mass m m\,m kg is placed on the plane and released from rest. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 25\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}52​.

a.

Find the acceleration of the block.

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b.

A different block with mass 2m kg is placed on the same plane. Explain how the acceleration of this block would compare to your answer in part (a).

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