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in this situation both ends have to be attached to moving devices. i just was wondering if i needed to use cylinders that are each capable of applying 500N or if they would combine on the connector?

ok let me rephrase the question to make it more like my exact scenario... i have a cable with a connector that i need to try to pull apart. it takes 500 Newtons to pull it apart. if i use two cylinders at either end of the cable to pull it. do they each have to apply 500 Newtons or can i pull...

i have two moving and opposing forces such as air cylinders...if i apply 50 lbs in both directions...what is the tension on the rope...isnt that the same as applying a 100 lb weight to one end of the rope in the tree?

I have a simple question to resolve a dispute at work. If I have two opposing forces connected by a rope, applying 50 lbs of force in opposite directions, do i have 50 lbs of force on the rope or do i have 100 lbs of force? (of course assuming no friction and what not)