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This is more of a conceptual question, meant to help us understand how tension forces work.
Assume that segment R exerts a force of magnitude T on segment L. What is the magnitude FRL of the force exerted on segment R by segment L?
Give your answer in terms of T and other constants such as g.
Fnet = ma
Fnet = FR on L + FL on R = 0 (I assume it's 0)
I also know that Fnet = ma, but I don't know if I should use any mass, since it's a rope, and in first year undergraduate class, I understood that ropes are massless.
The question says in terms of g and I know that FG=m*g (g = -9.81)
I don't know how to indroduce the g in the equations.
Homework Statement
Assume that segment R exerts a force of magnitude T on segment L. What is the magnitude FRL of the force exerted on segment R by segment L?
Give your answer in terms of T and other constants such as g.
Homework Equations
Fnet = ma
The Attempt at a Solution
Fnet = FR on L + FL on R = 0 (I assume it's 0)
I also know that Fnet = ma, but I don't know if I should use any mass, since it's a rope, and in first year undergraduate class, I understood that ropes are massless.
The question says in terms of g and I know that FG=m*g (g = -9.81)
I don't know how to indroduce the g in the equations.
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