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does anyone know the formula to find tension
 
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tonya said:
does anyone know the formula to find tension

Hello tonya! Welcome to PF! :smile:

The formula is usually Newton's second law, Fnet = ma …

just add all the other forces using vector addition. :smile:
 

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