Two Blocks with masses m1 and m2 are attached by a massless cord over a massless, frictionless pulley. Mass m1 slides on a table with out friction while m2 hangs off of the edge of the table by the pulley. Calculate the tention T in the cord.
I’m not sure how to go about doing this problem with the sum of the forces equations. Someone help?-
2006-10-05 06:47:23 · 2 answers · asked by JustWondering 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Remember that they are masses so you need to change them into forces. m1g and m2g. Now you need to draw your free body diagram with the right directions on it including the tensions on the cord on each side of the pully. You'll see that there are arrows going in the y direction and arrows going in the x direction. You can use sum of the forces then. Hope this helps.
2006-10-05 07:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by gabyrig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is a tension equation if I am remembering my physics lessons
2006-10-05 06:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by Bioman2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋