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[SOLVED] Tension Question(s)
I'm kind of confused about how tension works.
For example,
If I had two blocks that massed 5kg hanging on either side of a frictionless pulley, what would be the tension of the rope connecting them? If one of the blocks massed 2kg and the other were 5kg, what would be the tension?
(I'm not asking for you all to do all of the calculations for these two examples - I'm just wondering what the general method for solving these types of problems is and how tension works)
EDIT: Nevermind. With some searching, I found that T= (2*m1*m2)/(m1+m2)*9.8
I'm kind of confused about how tension works.
For example,
If I had two blocks that massed 5kg hanging on either side of a frictionless pulley, what would be the tension of the rope connecting them? If one of the blocks massed 2kg and the other were 5kg, what would be the tension?
(I'm not asking for you all to do all of the calculations for these two examples - I'm just wondering what the general method for solving these types of problems is and how tension works)
EDIT: Nevermind. With some searching, I found that T= (2*m1*m2)/(m1+m2)*9.8
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