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title: "A block hangs from the ceiling by a massless rope. A \\( 3.0 \\, \\text{kg} \\) block is attached to the first block and hangs below it on another piece of massless rope. The tension in the top rope is \\( 63.0 \\, \\text{N} \\)."
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# A block hangs from the ceiling by a massless rope. A \( 3.0 \, \text{kg} \) block is attached to the first block and hangs below it on another piece of massless rope. The tension in the top rope is \( 63.0 \, \text{N} \).

A block hangs from the ceiling by a massless rope. A \( 3.0 \, \text{kg} \) block is attached to the first block and hangs below it on another piece of massless rope. The tension in the top rope is \( 63.0 \, \text{N} \).

**Part a)** What is the tension in the bottom rope? *(3 points)*

**Part b)** What is the mass of the top block? *(3 points)*


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