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Q2. A container of mass 500 kg is hauled up a slope by a light cable attached to a drive mass of 325 kg via a frictionless pulley as shown in Fig Q2. The slope rises 2 m in every 5 m (tan) and the friction angle is 14°.

Calculate EACH of the following:

(a) the acceleration of the container; (10)

(b) the additional mass required to move the container down the slope at constant velocity.