Three identical bricks are strung together with cords and hung from a scale that reads a...

Three identical bricks are strung together with cords and hung from a scale that reads a total of 35 N. (a) What is the tension in the cord that supports the lowest brick? N (b) What is the tension in the cord between the middle brick and the top brick? N

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Using free body diagram tensions can be calculated.

genius_generous answered 1 year ago

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