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Homework Statement
If the balloon in the diagram drawn below is accelerating upwards at 0.40 m/s2, calculate the tension in each piece of rope. Assume that the rope has no mass.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/964/capture2gm.png
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/964/capture2gm.png
Homework Equations
a=0.4m/s^2
m1=6kg
m2=9kg
The Attempt at a Solution
Not sure how to calculate tension or what tension is
The Attempt at a Solution
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