Well i did more research and from it, i got that the 2 ropes are pulling up on the block and that they are equal( F and T).
so F + T = 2F = mg + Mg or F = (mg + Mg)/2.
Mg + mg is the total weight
Is this correct?
Homework Statement
Lifting yourself. A man stands on a platform as shown in the figure below, and pulls up
on a rope that winds through a frictionless pulley attached to the platform. The other end
of the rope is attached to the ceiling. The mass of the man is m, and the combined mass of...