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Two objects, one having twice the mass of the other, are initially at rest. Two forces,...

Two objects, one having twice the mass of the other, are initially at rest. Two forces, one twice as big as the other, act on the objects in opposite directions as shown above.

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Which of the following statements about the acceleration of the center of mass of the system is true?

a = F/M to the right

a = F/(3M) to the right

a = 0

a = F/(3M) to the left

a = F/M to the left

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