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Two blocks are connected by a light string passing over a pulley (see the figure). The blo...

Two blocks are connected by a light string passing over a pulley (see the figure). The block with mass m1 slides on the frictionless horizontal surface, while the block with mass m2 hangs vertically. (m1 > m2.) The tension in the string is

(a) zero.

(b) less than m2g.

(c) equal to m2g.

(d) greater than m2g, but less than m1g.

(e) equal to m1g.

(f) greater than m1g.

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