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Elmer Correa
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Homework Statement
The scenario I'll use specifically is in the attached file. I can understand why the pulley can have two different tensions, one for each side of the pulley, but what I don't get is why the direction of each individual tension reverses direction? For example, in the free body diagram for mass 2, the direction of tension is in the positive y direction while when drawn from the pulley's perspective, it's in the negative y. And how could tension 1 be in the negative x direction when it's the only force that could be pushing mass 1 to the right?
Thanks for any clarification.