The discussion focuses on calculating the tension in a pulley system involving a 10 kg mass on a table and a 20 kg mass hanging from the pulley, with a kinetic friction coefficient of 0.6. Participants emphasize the importance of using a free body diagram to analyze the forces acting on the system. The key to finding the tension force lies in understanding the net force required to accelerate the system.
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Have you drawn a free body diagram?dlilpyro said:I need some help with this problem. I can find the acceleration, just not the tension force. The mew kinetic is .6. The mass on the table is 10 kg and the mass hanging on the pulley is 20 kg.
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