Greatest Tension in Rope

Greatest Tension in Rope#

All the blocks in the figure below are identical and you can ignore any friction in the massless pulleys.

Figure of four pulley systems.
Long Description of image: Figure of four pulley systems.
System A has a box hanging vertically connected to a rope. The rope goes through a pulley and then connects horizontally to a wall.
System B is a double pulley system. Two blocks hang vertically and are connected to eachother by a rope that passes horizontally through two pulleys.
System C has a two boxes hanging vertically connected to a rope. The rope goes through a pulley and then connects horizontally to a wall.
System D is a double pulley system. Two blocks hang vertically and are connected to one block by a rope that passes horizontally through two pulleys.

Long description ends.

Part 1#

In which of the figures is the tension in the rope the greatest?

Answer Section#

  • System A

  • System C

  • System B

  • System D

Attribution#

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