Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 14SP
An essentially weightless rope is slung over a lightweight frictionless pulley that is attached to a ceiling. A 20.0-kg mass is hung from one end of the rope, and a student holds the other end, keeping the system in equilibrium. What force must she pull with? In what direction? What is the value of the tension in the rope? Determine the total downward force on the ceiling.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Ch. 4 - 4.9 [I] A person stands on a scale, which then...Ch. 4 - 4.10 [I] Two evenly matched teams of youngsters...Ch. 4 - 4.11 [I] A rope is tied to a hook fastened to a...Ch. 4 - 4.12 [I] An essentially weightless pulley that is...Ch. 4 - 4.13 [I] An essentially weightless rope is slung...Ch. 4 - 4.14 [I] An essentially weightless rope is slung...Ch. 4 - 4.15 [I] A 2.00-kg block rests on a frictionless...Ch. 4 - 4.16 [I] The load in Fig. 4-7 is hanging at rest....Ch. 4 - 4.17 [I] (a) A 600-N load hangs motionlessly in...Ch. 4 - 4.18 [I] For the situation shown in Fig. 4-9, find...
Ch. 4 - 19. The following coplanar forces pull on a ring:...Ch. 4 - 4.20 [II] In Fig. 4-10, the pulleys are...Ch. 4 - 4.21 [II] Suppose in Fig. 4-10 is 500 N. Find the...Ch. 4 - 4.22 [I] If in Fig. 4-11 the friction between the...Ch. 4 - 4.23 [II] The system in Fig. 4-11 remains at rest...Ch. 4 - 24. Find the normal force acting on the block in...Ch. 4 - 25. The block depicted Fig. 4-12(a) slides with...Ch. 4 - 26. The block shown in Fig. 4-12(b) slides at a...Ch. 4 - 27. The block in Fig. 4-12(c) just begins to slide...Ch. 4 - 4.28 [II] If in the equilibrium situation shown...Ch. 4 -
29. Refer to the equilibrium situation shown in...Ch. 4 - 4.30 [III] The hanging object in Fig. 4-14 is in...Ch. 4 - 31. The pulleys shown in Fig. 4-15 have negligible...Ch. 4 - 4.32 [III] In Fig. 4-16, the system is at rest....Ch. 4 - 4.33 [III] The block in Fig. 4-16 is just on the...
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