Two masses of 10 kg and 5 kg are suspended from a fixed support. The system is pulled with a force of 150 N to the lower mass. The string breaks off. What is the tension in the string between the masses if the force stops acting at that moment?

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Steve J.
Feb 20, 2018

When the string attached to the fixed support breaks, the tension between the masses will become zero.

Explanation:

The only forces acting on the 2 masses will be the force of gravity. The 2 masses will therefore be in free-fall and the string between them will be slack.

I hope this helps,
Steve

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