The masses attached to each side of an Atwood's machine consist of a stack of five washers

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The masses attached to each side of an Atwood's machine consist of a stack of five washers each of mass m, as shown in Figure. The tension in the string is T0. When one of the washers is removed from the left side, the remaining washers accelerate and the tension decreases by 0.3 N.

(a) Find m. 

(b) Find the new tension and the acceleration of each mass when a second washer is removed from the left side.

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