Suppose you use an ideal pulley of the type shown in Figure 5.18(a) to support a car engine of mass 120 kg. (see attached photo)   (a) What would the tension in the rope be?  ....................N (b) What force must the ceiling supply, assuming you pull straight down on the rope? Neglect the pulley system's mass.  ...................N (upward)

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Suppose you use an ideal pulley of the type shown in Figure 5.18(a) to support a car engine of mass 120 kg. (see attached photo)

 

(a) What would the tension in the rope be?
 ....................N
(b) What force must the ceiling supply, assuming you pull straight down on the rope? Neglect the pulley system's mass.
 ...................N (upward)

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