A system of two steel cables is used to support two objects hanging from a ceiling. Each object has mass, m1 and m2, with equal mass values of 10 kg. Calculate the tensions, T1 and T2, acting on each cable in the diagram below. T1 mi T2 m2

A system of two steel cables is used to support two objects hanging from a ceiling. Each object has mass, m1 and m2, with equal mass values of 10 kg. Calculate the tensions, T1 and T2, acting on each cable in the diagram below. T1 mi T2 m2

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A system of two steel cables is used to support two objects hanging from
a ceiling. Each object has mass, m1 and m2, with equal mass values of 10
kg. Calculate the tensions, T1 and T2, acting on each cable in the diagram
below.
T1
mi
T2
m2

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