A plank with a mass
M= 6.00 kg rests on top of two identical solid cylindrical rollers that have
R=5.00 cm and
m=2.00 kg (figure). The plank is pulled by a constant horizontal force
→F of magnitude
6.00 N applied to the end of the plank and perpendicular to the axes of the cylinders(which are parallel). The cylinders roll without slipping on a flat surface. There is also no slipping between the cylinders and the plank. All surfaces are rough.
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The initial acceleration of the plank at the moment when the rollers are equidistant from the ends of the plank is
m/s2.