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Suppose you use an ideal pulley of the type shown in image (a) in the figure below to support a car engine of mass 140 kg.
 
(a) What would be the tension in newtons in the rope?
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(b) What force in newtons must the ceiling supply, assuming you pull straight down on the rope? Neglect the pulley system's mass.
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