A Picture Can Be Hung on a Wall in Three

question 6

Multiple Choice

A picture can be hung on a wall in three different ways, as shown. The tension in the string is:

• A) least in I
• B) greatest in I
• C) greatest in II
• D) least in III
• E) greatest in III

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A prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (10^-3).

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