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OR would I be able to use m = T/g to find the mass, since this problem goes by Newton's first law because there is no acceleration taking place...

Alright so I found out that I can take the two formulas, put them both equal to 0, and then allow them to equal each other in order to solve for the mass. 0 = mg sinθ - T 0 = mg cosθ - N mg cosθ - N = mg sinθ - T m (9.8) cosθ - 9.7 = m (9.8) sinθ - 5.8 The 9.8 can be canceled out...

Oh okay, my bad. I haven't gotten very far with the working, because I'm stuck on finding a formula. But I looked at: 1. To find its tension: T = mg sinθ 5.8 N = [?kg] x 9.8 x [sinθ?] I can't manipulate this formula because I'm missing both the mass and the angle. 2. To find its...

The figure below shows an object of unknown mass m, held by a massless string on a frictionless inclined surface. The angle θ is also uknown. If a tension of magnitude T = 5.8 N and a normal force of magnitude N = 9.7 N act on the object, what is the mass m...