Two masses m 1 = 5kg and m 2 = 10kg connected by an inextensible string over a frictionless pulley are moving as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction of horizontal surface is 0.15. The minimum weight m that should be put on top of m 2 to stop the motion is:
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To stop the moving block 
, acceleration of 
should be opposite to velocity of 
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