A 2 kg box sits on a ramp of 8 degrees where the coefficient of friction is 0.3. A string runs uphill over a pulley and back down to a hanging mass of 9 kg. Assuming the box on the ramp is pulled uphill by the weight of the hanging mass, find the acceleration.

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A 2 kg box sits on a ramp of 8 degrees where the coefficient of friction is 0.3. A string runs uphill over a pulley and back down to a hanging mass of 9 kg. Assuming the box on the ramp is pulled uphill by the weight of the hanging mass, find the acceleration.

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