Three identical blocks connected by ideal strings are being pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a horizontal force F→ The magnitude of the tension in the string between blocks B and C is T=3.00N. Each block has mass m=0.400kg. What is the magnitude F of the force? What is the tension in the string between block A and block B??

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Three identical blocks connected by ideal strings are being pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a horizontal force F→ The magnitude of the tension in the string between blocks B and C is T=3.00N. Each block has mass m=0.400kg. What is the magnitude F of the force? What is the tension in the string between block A and block B??

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To solve this problem, we can use Newton&#039;s second law of motion, which states that the net force acting on an object is equal to the product of its mass and acceleration.Let&#039;s denote the tension in the string between blocks A and B as TAB, and the tension in the string between blocks B and C as TBC. The force applied is denoted as F, and the mass of each block is denoted as m.1. To find the magnitude of the force F, we need to consider the motion of the entire system. Since the blocks are connected by ideal strings, they will all have the same acceleration. Therefore, we can write the equation of motion for any one of the blocks. Let&#039;s choose block A.The net force acting on block A is given by:F−TAB=m·aSince the tension in the string between block A and block B is unknown, we can rewrite this equation as:F−TAB=m·a1where a1 represents the acceleration of block A.2. To find the tension in the string between block A and block B, we can consider the motion of block B. The net force acting on block B is given by:TAB−TBC=m·a2where a2 represents the acceleration of block B.Since the blocks are identical and connected by ideal strings, their accelerations a1 and a2 are the same. Therefore, we can rewrite the above equation as:TAB−TBC=m·a1Now, we can substitute the given values into the equations. We have TAB=3.00N and m=0.400kg.From equation (2), we can solve for TBC:TBC=TAB−m·a1TBC=3.00N−(0.400kg)·a1Substituting this expression for TBC into equation (1), we can solve for the force F:F−TAB=m·a1F−3.00N=(0.400kg)·a1Since the blocks are being pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface, the acceleration a1 is equal to the magnitude of the force F divided by the total mass of the system:a1=F3·mSubstituting this into the equation above, we can solve for F:F−3.00N=(0.400kg)·(F3·m)Simplifying the equation, we get:F−3.00N=F3Solving for F, we find:2F3=3.00NF=32·3.00NF=&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;4.50NTherefore, the magnitude of the force F is 4.50 N.To find the tension in the string between block A and block B, we can use equation (2) and substitute the values we know:TAB−TBC=m·a13.00N−TBC=(0.400kg)·(4.50N3·(0.400kg))Simplifying the equation, we get:3.00N−TBC=1.50NSolving for TBC, we find:TBC=3.00N−1.50NTBC=1.50NTherefore, the tension in the string between block A and block B is 1.50 N.

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