Newton's laws and momentum

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An engineering research team is investigating how the acceleration of a low-friction wheeled test sled on a horizontal track depends on the tension in the connecting cable.

The experimental setup is shown in the diagram below.

Diagram of a wheeled test sled on a horizontal track, connected via a cable over a pulley to a hanging weight hanger. Both the sled and the hanger contain ballast blocks.

Describe how the researchers can increase the accelerating force acting on the sled while keeping the total mass of the system constant.

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