Tension and pulley problems
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- Calculating tension using Newton's second law
A train toy is made up of three carts of different masses connected by pieces of string. If string A is pulled with 7.05 N [right], find the tension in strings A, B, and C.
- Solving vertical pulley problems (Atwood machine problems)
Two boxes (5.00 kg and 7.25 kg) are tied together by a rope and hang vertically from a frictionless pulley. What is the acceleration of each box, and the tension in the rope?
- Solving horizontal pulley problems with friction
Two boxes (8.00 kg and 4.40 kg) are tied together by a rope and hang from a pulley as shown. The coefficient of friction between the ground and the 8.00 kg box is 0.250.
- Slope with friction pulley problem using the "black box" method
Two boxes (3.50 kg and 2.00 kg) are tied together by a rope and hang from a pulley as shown. The coefficient of friction between the ground and the 3.50 kg box is 0.150. What is the acceleration of each box, and the tension in the rope?
- Three box pulley problem with slopes and friction using the "black box" method
Three boxes (3.75 kg, 5.50 kg and 12.0 kg) are tied together by two ropes and hang from a pulley as shown. The coefficient of friction between the ground and the boxes is 0.250. What is the acceleration of each box, and the tension in ropes A and B?