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All the forces acting on the object are T, FG and F so FNET=T - FG - F ? or is it T=FG+F F = T - FG ?

Homework Statement A window washer of mass M is sitting on a platform suspended by a system of cables and pulleys as shown. He is pulling on the cable with a force of magnitude F. The cables and pulleys are ideal (massless and frictionless), and the platform has negligible mass. Homework...

Ok I got it, it was |-T|, they just put in the g to mess me up. Thank you guys!

They say in the problem to give my answer in terms of T and "constants such as g" So I can't just use Fnet = FR on L + FL on R = 0

Ok, Newtons third law states that "every force occurs as one member of an action/reaction pair of forces". So the two objects have forces acting on them of the same magnitude but opposite directions. I think I understand how the tension forces work horizontally, but I have no idea how to add...

This is more of a conceptual question, meant to help us understand how tension forces work. Homework Statement Assume that segment R exerts a force of magnitude T on segment L. What is the magnitude FRL of the force exerted on segment R by segment L? Give your answer in terms of T and other...