Two Boxes Are Connected to Each Other by a String

question 112

Multiple Choice

Two boxes are connected to each other by a string as shown in the figure. The 10-N box slides without friction on the horizontal table surface. The pulley is ideal and the string has negligible mass. What is true about the tension T in the string?

• A) T<30 N
• B) T=10 N
• C) T=20 N
• D) T>30 N
• E) T=30 N

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