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Question:

Two blocks of mass m₁ and m₃, connected by a rod of mass m₂, are sitting on a low-friction surface, and you push to the left on the right block (mass m₁) with a constant force of magnitude F (Figure).

(a) What is the acceleration dv_x/dt of the blocks?

(b) What is the vector force ^→F_net3 exerted by the rod on the block of mass m3? (|^→F_net3| is approximately equal to the compression force in the rod near its left end.) What is the vector force ^→F_net1 exerted by the rod on the block of mass m₁? (|^→F_net1| is approximately equal to the compression force in the rod near its right end.)

(c) Suppose that instead of pushing on the right block (mass m₁), you pull to the left on the left block (mass m₃) with a constant force of magnitude F. Draw a diagram illustrating this situation. Now what is the vector force Frei exerted by the rod on the block of mass m₃?