Atwood Machine Tension · PhysicsBowl 2024 #25

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Problem

An Atwood's machine has two masses m₁ and m₂ connected by a light string passing over a pulley. If m₁=5kg and m₂=7kg, and the pulley has a radius of 0.1m, what is the tension in the string? a. 20.2 N b. 58.4 N c. 81.7 N d. 120.0 N e. 140.0 N

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