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A green block of mass M hangs from a rope. The other end of the rope is tied to a blue block of mass m. The blue block is held motionless, then released.

  1. Do the blocks start to move?
  2. If they do, what is their acceleration?
  3. When the blue block has slid a distance h, how fast is the green block moving?

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