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2 wires attached to another wire attached to a block
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What forces act on the suspended object? Is the suspended object accelerating?random124 said:
The "relevant equations" item in the template is for standard equations, such as Newton’s laws, that would be relevant to the question. Which of those relates forces on a body to its acceleration?
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the object has no acceleration its suspended.
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So what does that tell you about the net force acting on it?random124 said:
And what forces contribute to that total?
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That the net force is 0 but I don't understand why is the weight and tension of the cord that's pushing the weight up equal if there are other cords attached
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The other cords are not attached to the weight.random124 said:
Each body only "knows" about the forces that act directly on it. The suspended body is only directly acted on by gravity and the vertical cord; that cord (taken as massless) is only acted upon by the suspended weight and the knot; the knot is acted on by three cords; etc.
If the knot were directly attached to a ceiling instead of to the upper two cords it would make no difference to anything below the knot.
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DO A FORCE DIAGRAM !!!random124 said:
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Welcome!random124 said:
When your fingers are holding a suspended bad of groceries, do they feel increased or reduced weight of the groceries?
The handles of the bag are also supporting as much weight as your fingers.