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Given information

From the above question, it is given that 

Mass of block  

Mass of block  

Mass of block  

Total sum of masses  

The net force on the combination of block  

Acceleration  

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

All of the vertical forces on each block add up to zero, since there is no acceleration in the vertical direction.

Thus, for each block, .

For the horizontal direction, we have the following:-

Where is net force.

Mass of block    

Mass of block    

Mass of block   

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