A 15-Kg Block Rests on a Level Frictionless Surface and Is

question 74

Multiple Choice

A 15-kg block rests on a level frictionless surface and is attached by a light string to a 5.0-kg hanging mass where the string passes over a massless frictionless pulley.If g = 9.8 m/s²,what is the tension in the connecting string?

• A)65 N
• B)17 N
• C)49 N
• D)37 N

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