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Define tension force.

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A man of mass m stands on a crate of mass M. He pulls on a light rope passing over a smooth light pulley. The other end of the rope is attached to the crate. For the system to be is equilibrium, the force exerted by the man on the rope will be

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In the figure shown, m1=10 kg,  m2=6 kg,  m3=4 kg. If T3=40 N,  T2=?
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If a force applied at any point in its line of action and is still creating the same moment about any fixed point say P, then the force is said to be sliding vector. What is the name of this property?
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Two masses connected in series with two massless strings are hanging from a support as shown in the figure. Find the tension in the upper string

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Two masses m1 and m2 are placed on a smooth horizontal surface and are connected by a string of negligible mass. A horizontal force F is applied on the mass m2 as show in the figure. The tension in the string is

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Assertion: string can never remain horizontal, when loaded at the middle, howsoever large the tension may be.

Reason: For horizontal string, angle with vertical, θ=90°, T = W2cosθ  = W2cos90° = .
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The minimum acceleration with which a fireman can slide down a rope whose breaking strength is two third of his weight?
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Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?

1. Pressure decreases friction.
2. The rough surface has less friction.
3. Wheels reduce friction.

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The tension in the rope used to pull a body on an inclined surface remains constant at all the points, if and only if
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What happens if there is no tension on object like a rope or a string?
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A mass of 10 kg is suspended from a string balance. It is pulled aside by a horizontal string so that it makes an angle of 60° with the vertical. The new reading of the balance is
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A wire elongates by 1 mm when a load W is hanged from it. If this wire goes over a pulley and two weights W each is hung at two ends, the elongation of wire will be
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In free body diagrams, the principle of transmissibility states that the force acting on a body is a _____ vector.
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A block of mass 0.2 kg is suspended from the ceiling by a light string. A second block of mass 0.3 kg is suspended from the first block through another string. The tensions in the two strings : Take g=10.m/s2
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A pendulum having a bob of mass m is hanging in a ship sailing along the equator form east to west. When the ship is stationary with respect to water, the tension in the string is T0 . The difference between T0 and earth attraction on the bob, is
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Which of the following are the units of pressure?

1) Bar 

2) Torr 

3) mm of Hg

4) Pascal

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This car has broken down and is being pulled by an SUV. The car is being pulled along a flat road at a constant speed. Which statement correctly describes the forces?
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How can we find the direction of the tension force?
 
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A block of mass m is suspended by a light thread from an elevator. The elevator is accelerating upward with uniform acceleration a. The work done by tension on the block during t seconds is (u=0):

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