Masses Connected Over Pulleys – Practice
Questions:
1) The system below has a 2kg mass on a table connected by a string over a pulley system to a 4kg mass.
Calculate:
a) The acceleration of the system
b) The net force acting on each object
c) The tension in the string
2) The system below has a 1.5kg mass on a table connected by a string over a pulley system to a 700g mass.
Calculate:
a) The acceleration of the system
b) The net force acting on each object
c) The tension in the string
Quick Answers:
1) a) 6.5 m/s2 b) FA = 13N right, FB = 26N down c) 13N
2) a) 3.12 m/s2 b) FA = 4.68N right, FB = 2.18N down c) 4.68N
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