22. Consider the baby being weighed in Figure 4.33 . (a) What is the mass of the child and basket if a scale reading of 55 N is observed? (b) What is the tension T in the cord attaching the baby to the scale? (c) What is the tension T2 in the cord attaching the scale to the ceiling, if the scale has a mass of 0.500 kg? (d) Draw a sketch of the situation indicating the system of interest used to solve each part. The masses of the cords are negligible. T2 50 100 150 200 250 300 T, т, Newtons (N)

22. Consider the baby being weighed in Figure 4.33 . (a) What is the mass of the child and basket if a scale reading of 55 N is observed? (b) What is the tension T in the cord attaching the baby to the scale? (c) What is the tension T2 in the cord attaching the scale to the ceiling, if the scale has a mass of 0.500 kg? (d) Draw a sketch of the situation indicating the system of interest used to solve each part. The masses of the cords are negligible. T2 50 100 150 200 250 300 T, т, Newtons (N)

An Introduction to Physical Science

14th Edition

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Chapter3: Force And Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16SA: Two masses are attached to a spring scale as shown in Fig. 3.25. If both masses are 1 kg, which...

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