Newton's second law as demonstrated in a cart-pulley-mass system

We investigated the dynamics of a two-mass cart-pulley system to examine the relationship between mass distribution and acceleration in a nearly frictionless environment. Motion sensors tracked the cart’s position along the track, allowing us to calculate velocity and acceleration over time. By systematically increasing the mass on the pulley, we observed corresponding increases in the cart's acceleration, enabling a comparison with theoretical predictions based on Newton’s second law.