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If two identical masses, attached by a light string passing over a light , frictionless pulley ( fixed ) of an Atwood's machine ( at different heights ) , are released from rest .

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a. The lower mass will go down

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b. The higher mass will go down

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c. The masses will not move

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d. The motion will depend on the actual value of each mass

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