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So what you are saying is: m1a = 86.7 - m1g - T m2a = T - m2g Even then, when I solve for tension, I keep getting the wrong answer. The answer I keep getting is 14.7 N. I still don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Homework Statement Jimmy has caught two fish in Yellow Creek. He has tied the line holding the 4.10 kg steelhead trout to the tail of the 1.45 kg carp. To show the fish to a friend, he lifts upward on the carp with a force of 86.7 N. What is the tension of the rope connecting the steel trout...