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a person attaches a 25kg hay bale to one end of a rope passing over a frictionless pulley connected to a beam in the hay barn. another person then pulls down on the opposite end of the rope with a force of 277-N Ignoring the mass of the rope what will be the magnitude and direction of the bale's acceleration?
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The magnitude of the bale's acceleration will be 11.08 m/s^2 and its direction will be downward. This is because the force exerted on the bale is 277 N, and the bale has a mass of 25 kg. The acceleration is calculated by dividing the force by the mass (F = ma), resulting in 11.08 m/s^2. Since the force is exerted downward, the bale will also accelerate downward.
