Finding unknown mass with tension

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Homework Statement



so my teacher assigned me a to find the mass of this key without a scale using strings at whatnot.


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i tried setting up the system like this:

____ceiling_____
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[Key]

and i can't seem to find it because i can't find tension.

T2=mg and Ty=T1sinθ

2T1y=T2
 
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What about the x components of the tensions? You need to find both the x and components for both strings. I'm assuming there is two strings there.
 

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