A light string passes over a frictionless pulley and connects two objects of unequal mass

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics

Problem

A light string passes over a frictionless pulley and connects two objects of unequal mass. Describe why the magnitudes of the tension forces acting on the two objects are the same, even though the objects have different weights.

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