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- Horizontal Tension Force equation between two equal (pulling) forces
(not a homework question - I left education over 45 years ago)
Hi, this just out of interest as I have been googleing this and can't find the answer
I know the equation for tension force, for example a weight on a string, block on a ramp, etc.
But is there something similar for a horizontal pull (on a cable, string, etc) between two sides of an equal system. For example, a belt buckle – I know silly example or even a string between your outstretched arms.
Let’s say you (somehow) attached a piece of cotton to the petals of a rose. In the morning the rose would open. The petals would move apart. The cotton would have a tension (pull between the petals). Even if one petal was larger (more mass, more pulling power, etc) the tension on the cotton would be the same at both ends.
Is there a standard formula for this?
I hope this make sense.
Thank you
Hi, this just out of interest as I have been googleing this and can't find the answer
I know the equation for tension force, for example a weight on a string, block on a ramp, etc.
But is there something similar for a horizontal pull (on a cable, string, etc) between two sides of an equal system. For example, a belt buckle – I know silly example or even a string between your outstretched arms.
Let’s say you (somehow) attached a piece of cotton to the petals of a rose. In the morning the rose would open. The petals would move apart. The cotton would have a tension (pull between the petals). Even if one petal was larger (more mass, more pulling power, etc) the tension on the cotton would be the same at both ends.
Is there a standard formula for this?
I hope this make sense.
Thank you