Worksheet
Ropes and Pulleys in Static Equilibrium
In every diagram, each rectangular suspended mass is 5-kg. Knots are delineated with solid circles
. All pulleys are massless, frictionless pulleys. You are to determine the tension in each labeled rope.
Group #1
T
1
T
2
spring scale reading
Group #2
T
1
T
2
left spring scale reading
T
3
T
4
right spring scale reading
Group #3
T
1
T
2
T
3
spring scale reading
Group #4
T
1
T
2
T
3
T
4
spring scale reading
Group #5
T
1
T
2
T
3
Group #6
T
1
T
2
T
3
Group #7
T
1
T
2
T
3
Group #8
T
1
T
2
T
3
T
4
T
5
red oval mass
Group #9
T
1
T
2
T
3
Group #10
T
1
T
2
T
3
Group #11
T
1
T
2
T
3
T
4
red oval mass
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