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Tension in a string being pulled from both ends
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[QUOTE="SteamKing, post: 4986145, member: 301881"] Of course the net force is zero. How could it be otherwise? That's the essence of [I][B]static equilibrium[/B][/I]: there's no net force. This situation is not in equilibrium with only the forces shown. You can't draw a free body diagram to determine the tension here because depending on which diagram you draw, you will get inconsistent results. That's one crucial reason why free body diagrams can be used only when a body is in equilibrium. [/QUOTE]
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