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Two masses M 1 and .M 2 are tied together at the two ends of a light inextensible string that passes over a frictionless pulley. When the mass M 2 is twice that of M 1 the acceleration of the system is a 1 . When the mass M 2 is thrice that of M 1 . The acceleration of The system is a 2 . The ratio 
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