Two Weights Are Connected by a Massless Wire and Pulled

question 8

Multiple Choice

Two weights are connected by a massless wire and pulled upward with a constant speed of 1.50 m/s by a vertical pull P. The tension in the wire is T (see figure) . P is closest to

• A) 25 N.
• B) 125 N.
• C) 187.5 N.
• D) 245 N.
• E) 1225 N.

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