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I got the formula from here http://www.citycollegiate.com/tension1.htm

I used this formula Force of Tension = 2m1m2/m1m2 x Gravity to get the force of tension

Thanks for the reply! I added a written description of my 'attempt @ a solution' to the original post. I see what you mean, so I should draw Fa = 1.9 horizontally. Aside from that, is everything else okay?

Homework Statement I have to draw a free body diagram representing the motion of an object @ a given point in time. This diagram is for section 1. It's of a 1.25 kg cart with a 0.6 kg can attached to it with a pulley-system. When the can drops, the cart begins to move. In section one, when the...