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Problem
In an ideal Atwood machine with masses
m
2
>
m
1
m_2>m_1
m
2
>
m
1
, how does the tension
T
T
T
in the string compare with the weights of the two masses? a)
T
=
m
2
g
T = m_2 g
T
=
m
2
g
b)
T
=
(
m
2
−
m
1
)
g
T = (m_2 - m_1) g
T
=
(
m
2
−
m
1
)
g
c)
m
1
g
<
T
<
m
2
g
m_1 g < T < m_2 g
m
1
g
<
T
<
m
2
g
d)
T
>
m
2
g
T > m_2 g
T
>
m
2
g
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