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physicsgrade11
Oct31-04, 05:11 PM
Ok - I was helping a friend out and was helping her with a problem but im not sure if i was right.
A girl is pulling three blocks with a rope at a force of 6 N . There is two more strings between each block. The first block weighs 0.5 N the second block weighs 1.5N the third block weighs 1 N. Ignore friction. What is the amount of tension on each rope? :confused:

physicsgrade11
Oct31-04, 05:12 PM
Sorry i made a mistake the weight of the blocks are meant to be in kilograms not N .
lol idiot me...

Miracles
Oct31-04, 07:48 PM
The force on the rope between the first and second blocks is 5N
And the force on the rope between the second and third blocks is 2N.

I hope that helps
If you need the steps to get the answers, just ask.

arildno
Nov1-04, 09:53 AM
Sorry i made a mistake the weight of the blocks are meant to be in kilograms not N .
lol idiot me...
The unit of weight IS Newton, though..

jai6638
Nov6-04, 09:52 PM
The force on the rope between the first and second blocks is 5N
And the force on the rope between the second and third blocks is 2N.

I hope that helps
If you need the steps to get the answers, just ask.

hey... how'd u do it?

thanks much