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What Force exerted by a rope on a 10kg mass that is hanging from the rope?
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∙ 13y ago
Force = mass X gravity
therefore, 10 X 9.8 = 98 N
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-- Assuming that this is all happening near the earth, the 10 kg mass weighs 98 newtons.
That means the force of gravity on it is 98 newtons, pointing straight down.
-- Since it's just hanging there motionless and not accelerating either up or down,
the net vertical force on it must be zero.
-- The only other force on it besides gravity is the tension in the rope.
-- In order for all the vertical forces on it to add up to zero, the tension in the rope
must be exactly equal and opposite to the force of gravity ... 98 newtons pointing
straight up.
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