A 12 kg load hangs from one end of a rope that passes over a small frictionless pulley. A 15 kg counterweight is suspended from the other end of the rope. The system is released from rest. 15 kg 12 kg a. Draw a free-body diagram for each object showing all applied forces on a relative scale. Next to each diagram show the direction of the acceleration of that object. b. Find the acceleration of each mass. c. What is the tension force in the rope?

A 12 kg load hangs from one end of a rope that passes over a small frictionless pulley. A 15 kg counterweight is suspended from the other end of the rope. The system is released from rest. 15 kg 12 kg a. Draw a free-body diagram for each object showing all applied forces on a relative scale. Next to each diagram show the direction of the acceleration of that object. b. Find the acceleration of each mass. c. What is the tension force in the rope?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter4: Forces In One Dimension

Section4.1: Force And Motion

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