Question
The masses shown in the figure accelerate with acceleration 2m/s . If the tension in the coupling is 8N, find the force of friction on each block.

Solution
Given,
Mass,
Mass,
Force acting on the block, F = 24N
Tension in the block, T = 8N
Acceleration,
Let be the force of frictions on masses
respectively.
Therefore by using free body diagram,
and
Substituting the given values,
and
On solving we get,
and
f1 and f2 are the required force of frcition.