Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Author: Eugene Hecht
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Chapter 3, Problem 58SP
A 5.0-kg mass hangs at the end of a cord. Find the tension in the cord if the
acceleration of the mass is (a)
Don’t forget gravity.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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