Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 14SP
An essentially weightless rope is slung over a lightweight frictionless pulley that is attached to a ceiling. A 20.0-kg mass is hung from one end of the rope, and a student holds the other end, keeping the system in equilibrium. What force must she pull with? In what direction? What is the value of the tension in the rope? Determine the total downward force on the ceiling.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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