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Pulley Tension friction help??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72384417@N06/6533043261/ by LiFK1, on Flickr
Mass1 = 0.750 kg
Mass2 = 0.52 kg
Fk=2.1 N
g= 9.8 N
F=ma
Mass1(gravity)= (Mass1+mass2)Acceleration
T + m2g - fk = (m1 + m2)a
Mass1(gravity)= (Mass1+mass2)Acceleration
7.35=(0.750kg+0.52kg)A
5.787 N = A
T + m2g - fk = (m1 + m2)a
T + 0.52kg(9.8)-2.1=1.27(5.78)
T = 4.35 N
rounded up T = 4.4N
Apparently the answer to this is 4.2 N, but i can't seem to get it.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
thanks in advance.
Homework Statement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72384417@N06/6533043261/ by LiFK1, on Flickr
Mass1 = 0.750 kg
Mass2 = 0.52 kg
Fk=2.1 N
g= 9.8 N
Homework Equations
F=ma
Mass1(gravity)= (Mass1+mass2)Acceleration
T + m2g - fk = (m1 + m2)a
The Attempt at a Solution
Mass1(gravity)= (Mass1+mass2)Acceleration
7.35=(0.750kg+0.52kg)A
5.787 N = A
T + m2g - fk = (m1 + m2)a
T + 0.52kg(9.8)-2.1=1.27(5.78)
T = 4.35 N
rounded up T = 4.4N
Apparently the answer to this is 4.2 N, but i can't seem to get it.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
thanks in advance.
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