An object of mass m ₁ hangs from a string that passes over a very light fixed pulley P ₁ as shown in the figure below. The string connects to a second very light pulley P ₂ . A second string passes around this pulley with one end attached to a wall and the other to an object of mass m ₂ on a frictionless, horizontal table.

(a) If a ₁ and a ₂ are the accelerations of m ₁ and m ₂ , respectively, what is the relation between these accelerations? (Use any variable or symbol stated above as necessary.) (b) Find expressions for the tensions in the strings in terms of the masses m ₁ and m ₂ , and g. (c) Find expressions for the accelerations a ₁ and a ₂ in terms of the masses m ₁ and m ₂ , and g.

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m₂ P₂ P₁ m₁ m₂ P₂ P₁ m₁

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