Question

6. A 4 kg object hangs below a 6 kg object by a string of negligible mass. If the 6 kg object is pulled upward by a force of 440 N, what is the tension in the string?

Answer 1

Answer:

T =176 N

Explanation:

from diagram

F -(m_1+m_2_g) = (m_1+m_2_g)a

440 - (6+4)g = (6+4)a

a =\frac{440-10*9.8}{10}

a =34.2 m/s^2

frrom free body diagram of mass m2 = 4kg

T -m_2g =m_2a

T = m_2(g +a)

T = 4(9.81+34.2)

T =176 N