A light unstretchable string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m₁ and m₂. If the acceleration of the system is g/8, then the ratio of the masses m₂/m₁ is:

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A light unstretchable string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses

m_1

and

m_2

. If the acceleration of the system is

\frac{g}{8}

, then the ratio of the masses

\frac{m_2}{m_1}

is :