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i agree, and i believe the tension would be the same on the 5kg monkey and 5kg weight. For instance, after the monkey first establishes 5kg tension on the rope, and then, by further pulling on the rope, shortens it by 2 meters, one or both of the monkey and weight will be a total of 2 meters up...

Homework Statement A weightless rope is draped over a frictionless pully attached to the ceiling (change of direction only, no mechanical advantage). Attached to one end of the rope is a 5 kg weight sitting in the floor. A 5 kg monkey grabs the other end of the rope and begins to pull down...