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In the arrangement shown in the figure, friction exists only between the two blocks, and . The coefficient of static friction and coefficient of kinetic friction , the masses of the blocks and are and , respectively. Find the acceleration (in ) of , if a force is applied, as shown in the figure. [Assume that string and pulleys are massless]

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Let us assume that the two blocks move together, without slipping, relative to each other. The acceleration of the system in that case is
In this case, if the frictional force acting between the two blocks is , then writing the Newton's second law of motion, for the block of mass we get
Since , our assumption about the two blocks moving together is correct and hence the acceleration of the blocks is
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