Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.2, Problem 5.2GI
In the figure below we’ve replaced one of the hands from Fig. 5.9 with a hook attaching the rope to a wall. On the right, the hand still pulls with a 1-N force. How do the forces now differ from what they were in Fig. 5.9? (a) there’s no difference; (b) the force exerted by the hook is zero; (c) the rope tension is now 0.5 N
FIGURE 5.9 Understanding tension forces
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